Police determined to quickly solve Sembiring murder<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police have said they are optimistic that the
\nkidnap-murder case of ex-con Johny Sembiring will be solved soon
\ndue to adequate evidence and the existence of a living witness.<\/p>\n
\"This is not so difficult a case so, I think, we can quickly
\nsolve it,\" Brig. Gen. Rusdihardjo, investigative director of the
\nNational Police, told reporters yesterday.<\/p>\n
The one-star police general said that the case was being
\njointly handled by the Jakarta and Bogor police, with help from
\nnational police headquarters.<\/p>\n
National police spokesman Brig. Gen. IK Ratta said that police
\nare still intensively questioning Tumiran, Sembiring's 28-year-
\nold driver, the key witness who was freed by the kidnappers.
\nTumiran is receiving special protection from the police.<\/p>\n
Police also recovered Sembiring's BMW sedan at 7:30 p.m. on
\nFriday in front of PT Polyco on Jl. Hasanuddin in Tambun
\ndistrict, Bekasi. The car serves as important evidence.<\/p>\n
Regarding the finding of the car, Lt. Col. Latief Rabar, a
\nspokesman for City Police, told reporters yesterday that an
\nunidentified driver came by the Tambun police station that
\nevening and left after telling police that he saw a car burning
\non the nearby roadside.<\/p>\n
Tambun police arrived on the scene and found Sembiring's car
\nunlocked with the doors closed.<\/p>\n
The car's backseat carpeting, rear section and part of the
\nfront seat were burnt, but the fire had been put out either by
\narea residents or died by itself before police arrived.<\/p>\n
Police observed signs of a collision on its rear bumper but
\nthey found nothing inside the car, including the keys.<\/p>\n
Tambun police only became aware that the car belonged to
\nSembiring on Monday after Bekasi police came to fetch it as
\nevidence.<\/p>\n
\"It's clear that the car was burned as part of the kidnappers'
\nintention to destroy the evidence,\" Latief said.<\/p>\n
Mystery<\/p>\n
After all, Sembiring's murder is still largely shrouded in
\nmystery with the military flatly denying reports over the alleged
\ninvolvement of its personnel in the murder case.<\/p>\n
Sembiring, 62, also known by his real name of John Farrel
\nSembiring, had been an underworld crime figure since the 1950s.<\/p>\n
Educated in a Dutch colonialist-run school, Sembiring who is
\nfluent in both English and Dutch, achieved prominence in the
\nnational crime world during the 1960s. He was imprisoned several
\ntimes during this period.<\/p>\n
In the mid 1980s, Sembiring left his life of crime and took up
\nwork as a prominent debt collector and part-time evangelist for
\ninmates.<\/p>\n
Sembiring was kidnapped along with his driver Tumiran, 28, by
\na group of seven men around 5 p.m. Thursday on Jl. Tanah Abang
\nII, Central Jakarta. Sembiring lived in Kebun Nanas district,
\nEast Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Tumiran was later released later that evening by his captors
\nin Jonggol district, Bogor, while Sembiring was discovered dead
\non Friday in Cariu district, an area not far from Jonggol.<\/p>\n
Tumiran earlier told reporters the kidnappers had identified
\nthemselves as servicemen, but Jakarta military commander Maj.
\nGen. Hendropriyono stated Sunday that no servicemen were involved
\nin the murder.<\/p>\n
Referring to Hendropriyono's statement, Ratta also insisted
\nyesterday that no Armed Forces members were involved in the
\nmurder.<\/p>\n
\"The investigation is continuing but it is certain that no
\nmilitary member is involved in the case,\" Ratta said. (jsk)<\/p>",
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