Police seem less concerned over child kidnapping cases<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Police appear to pay less attention to the kidnapping case
\ninvolving a quartet led by two brothers, who have so far claimed
\nthe lives of two children, compared to last week's shootings of a
\nbusinessman and his bodyguard.<\/p>\n
At Jakarta Police headquarters, the heads of several divisions
\nthat seemed likely to be involved in solving kidnappings, were
\nunaware of the case when questioned by The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
They were also unable to say which criminal division was
\nresponsible for investigating the kidnapping, which also involves
\nrape and murder.<\/p>\n
\"We have not received any reports on kidnapping cases
\ninvolving children so far... The case is probably being handled
\nby detectives of the Robbery-Homicide division,\" said Anang
\nSutanto, a senior officer at the division of Crimes Against
\nChildren, Teenagers and Women.<\/p>\n
Adj. Sr. Comr. Idham Azis, head of Vice Control and Robbery-
\nHomicide division, claimed that the city police had not received
\nany information about the kidnapping case.<\/p>\n
\"The case is most likely being handled by detectives from the
\npolice precincts of areas where the abductions took place,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Adj. Sr. Comr. Trihadi, the head of the Mobile Detective
\ndivision, which usually handles violent street crimes, claimed
\nthat his office had not received information on the crime,
\neither.<\/p>\n
Their statements were in direct contrast to the statement made
\nby Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo, who had claimed
\nearlier that the City Police would support the investigation, as
\nthe case involved several provincial police forces.<\/p>\n
\"We will continue to track down the suspects,\" he had
\npromised.<\/p>\n
The serial kidnapping gang -- allegedly led by brothers Jerry,
\nalias Jefry Saputra, 25, and Dani, alias Deni Saputra, 21 -- have
\nbrutally raped and murdered a 23-month-old baby girl kidnapped in
\nPademangan, North Jakarta, and a nine-year-old girl abducted in
\nCipayung, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Currently, the Saputras -- who are believed to be assisted by
\na man and a woman -- are holding two kidnapping victims and have
\ndemanded a ransom. They are also believed to be responsible for
\ntwo other kidnappings in Tangerang between March and July.<\/p>\n
Although the kidnappings involve more victims, the police have
\ndeployed more detectives to handle the shootings of PT Asaba
\npresident director Boedyharto Angsono and his bodyguard, First
\nSgt. Edy Siyet of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) antiterror
\ngroup.<\/p>\n
In the isolated shooting case, police have even dispatched
\nhigh-ranking detectives, or Adjutant Senior Commissioners, to
\nhunt down the suspects. In contrast, the highest officer
\ninvestigating the serial kidnappings is ranked First Inspector,
\nthree ranks below Adjutant Senior Commissioner.<\/p>\n
Another disparity is in their investigation budgets, as police
\nofficers receive Rp 250,000 (US$29.40) to handle a single high-
\nprofile case, while they receive only Rp 7,500 for a petty crime
\ncase.<\/p>\n
Criminologist Erlangga Masdiana of the University of Indonesia
\nhas criticized the police of being too busy handling big cases to
\naddress petty cases, including the kidnappings.<\/p>\n
He also said that the public needed to pressure the police to
\nsolve the case.<\/p>\n
Erlangga added that although the police already had a photo
\nand sketches of the suspects, it was understandable that they did
\nnot want to distribute them, for the sake of the hostages.<\/p>\n
\"The suspects are presumably psychologically disturbed,
\ntherefore the police may have to consider -- if we distribute the
\npictures -- what they could do to their victims,\" he said,
\nreferring to the two murdered children.<\/p>",
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