Police arrest a suspect in kidnapping case<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta\/Surabaya<\/p>\n
East Java Police have arrested Dani alias Deni Saputra, 21, a
\nmember of a serial kidnapping gang. The suspect was nabbed on
\nTuesday at his girlfriend's rented house on Jl. Pucang Anom,
\nJuwingan subdistrict in the East Java capital of Surabaya.<\/p>\n
However, Police could not provide detailed information about
\nthe arrest, considering the fate of the two children whom the
\ngang abducted in Cianjur, West Java, two weeks ago and are still
\nbeing held captive. Two children who were also kidnapped at the
\nsame time were later released by the kidnappers.<\/p>\n
Psychiatrist Danardi Sosrosumihardjo of the University of
\nIndonesia (UI) told The Jakarta Post that Dani's brother, who
\nremains at large along with other members of the gang, might not
\nkill the remaining hostages.<\/p>\n
\"The rest of the gang might spend some time to think of their
\nnext step. A barter. The children in exchange for the younger
\nbrother,\" he said, adding that it was not easy to deal with
\npsychologically disturbed people.<\/p>\n
Cianjur Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr. John W.
\nHutagalung expressed a similar view. He said that the gang would
\nlikely offer the two children in exchange for Deni's release.<\/p>\n
Separately, Cipayung Police subprecinct chief of detectives
\nchief Second Insp. Hariyadi said that Deni's arrest was made
\npossible due to cooperation between East Java Police and Cianjur
\nPolice.<\/p>\n
He also said that the Pademangan Police were bringing the
\nsuspect to Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"The suspect should already be in the city by now,\" he told
\nthe Post.<\/p>\n
Pademangan Police declined to give any comment.<\/p>\n
East Java chief of detectives for general crime, Adj. Sr.
\nComr. Gatot Eddy Pramono said that police were still tracking
\ndown Dani's older brother Jerry alias Jefri Saputra, 25, and
\nother members of the gang.<\/p>\n
The Saputra brothers allegedly started abducting children in
\nMarch when they kidnapped a 23-month-old baby girl in Pademangan,
\nNorth Jakarta. Early this month, the gang also allegedly
\nkidnapped a nine-year-old girl in Cipayung, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Both victims were found dead in cardboard boxes after they had
\nbeen brutally raped and murdered.<\/p>\n
The gang has demanded in earlier cases a ransom of between Rp
\n5 million (US$588) and Rp 15 million.<\/p>\n
The previous kidnap victims came from low income families who
\nlived in dense-populated areas.<\/p>\n
Danardi had earlier warned that the Saputras were smart and
\nmost likely pedophiles.<\/p>\n
Police had also confirmed that the motive of the kidnapping
\nwas money and sexual perversion.<\/p>\n
Criminologist Erlangga Masdiana of UI had criticized the
\npolice performance, saying that they would need mounting pressure
\nfrom the public to motivate them to solve the case.<\/p>",
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