Official claims to be arson victim<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: Achyar Simin, an official at Langkat
\nregency administration, has claimed the fire that burned his
\nhouse and killed his wife and daughter had been deliberately set
\nby "unscrupulous people".<\/p>\n
Achyar voiced his conviction that he was a victim of arson
\nwhen North Sumatra Governor Raja Inal Siregar visited him at the
\nhospital last Friday. Antara quoted an unnamed family source
\nsaying that Achyar saw someone entering his house on Oct. 6 at
\n2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Achyar reportedly tried to pursue the person, but accidentally
\ntouched an exposed electrical wire, causing serious injuries to
\nhis arms.<\/p>\n
He was reportedly found lying helpless in the sitting room
\nwhile his wife, Kartini Siregar, and 16-year-old daughter Fitri
\nJulianti, perished in another room of the burning house.<\/p>\n
The electricity company said the fire was not caused by a
\nshort circuit.<\/p>\n
Police have questioned 20 witnesses, including local guards
\nwho claimed that Achyar told them two months ago not to watch his
\nhouse any longer because he had found other guards to replace
\nthem. (swe)<\/p>",
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