Medan shaman ready for death penalty<\/p>\n
MEDAN (JP): The notorious shaman who claimed to have killed 42
\nwomen told reporters yesterday he was ready for the death
\npenalty.<\/p>\n
Achmad Suradji, known as Datuk, showed no remorse when the
\nhead of Medan Police information office Lt. Col. Amrin Karim
\nallowed reporters to interview him in the detention room at the
\npolice headquarters.<\/p>\n
After lighting a clove cigarette, the shaman explained why he
\nhad killed the women. \"I just wanted to improve my ability in
\nhealing. That's all.\"<\/p>\n
The 45-year-old man said he usually prepared a hole for his
\n\"prospective victims\", describing how he \"finished\" them off.<\/p>\n
\"Yes, I've killed 42, while the target is 70,\" he said calmly,
\nadding he did not rape any of the victims.<\/p>\n
Datuk, who has three wives, said his first wife had
\naccompanied him during the killing of the women. His three wives
\nare sisters.<\/p>\n
When asked if he was drunk when murdering the women and if he
\nregretted his actions, he said: \"No, I was not a drunkard. I
\ndrank sometimes. But I think I was not really aware of doing that
\nand after there was a kind of regression.\"<\/p>\n
Police were alerted to the deadly shaman when a local resident
\nof Deli Serdang reported that his daughter disappeared after
\ngoing to the shaman's house for treatment.<\/p>\n
Police have found 11 skeletons, not 20 as earlier reported, of
\nwomen believed to be killed by Datuk, the father of four
\nchildren. Yesterday five other skeletons were found on the site.<\/p>\n
Lt. Col. Amrin Karim said police have confiscated 19 wrist
\nwatches, several pairs of shoes, women's clothes, purses,
\nhandbags and jewelry believed to belong to his victims. (21\/sur)<\/p>",
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