Soldier implicated in brutal killing<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
One of the four suspects in the killing of Barkah Hanim, the wife
\nof a National Intelligence Agency (BIN) director, was identified
\nas an Army soldier, investigators said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
City police said that the Army soldier, identified as Private
\nFirst Class Leo Hasibuan from the North Sumatra Military
\nHeadquarters in Medan, had been taken to the Military Police
\noffice in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
One of police detectives guarding Leo said that the suspect
\nhad to be handed over to Military Police as he was still in
\nactive service.<\/p>\n
\"We handed him over to the Military Police as he is in active
\nservice. Together with him, we handed over all relevant evidence.
\nAll legal proceedings will be handled by the Military Police from
\ntoday onward,\" he said.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said Leo was hired by
\nthe other three suspects to kill Barkah Hanim, 41, the wife of
\nAbdurrahman Pellu, the newly installed BIN operational director.<\/p>\n
\"They promised to give Leo a motorcycle and a car if he helped
\nthem kill Barkah. Bono owed Barkah Rp 500 million while others
\nreportedly owed her over a billion. We do not have detailed
\ninformation on this yet,\" Tjiptono said.<\/p>\n
Barkah, a resident of Jatikramat, Bekasi, and her driver,
\nRachmat bin Rohat, were found dead with multiple stab wounds in a
\npick up truck parked on Jl. Kampung Setu in Bintara Jaya, Bekasi,
\nearly Sunday.<\/p>\n
The bodies were found by an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver, in
\nthe front seat of the truck that Barkah used to deliver furniture
\nto and from her shop.<\/p>\n
Barkah had been stabbed twice in the neck. Bruising on her
\nface and back indicated that she had also been hit by a blunt
\nobject.<\/p>\n
Rachmat, a resident of Karang Tembung in Cirebon, West Java,
\nwas stabbed 11 times in the chest and three times in the back, as
\nwell as being hit by a blunt object on the back of the head, and
\non the forehead.<\/p>\n
Police subsequently apprehended Bono, a resident of Kebon
\nSawit in East Jakarta on Monday night, and later arrested a woman
\nidentified as Ida in Cibinong, West Java, Adnan in Depok, West
\nJava, and Leo in Cakung.<\/p>\n
After interrogating the suspects, it was revealed that the
\nsuspects killed Barkah because they were angry at the abusive
\nlanguage the victim used when collecting payments from them.<\/p>\n
They also said that they had to kill Rachmat as he had
\nwitnessed the murder.<\/p>\n
Police said Barkah and Rachmat were killed in Bono's house in
\nKebon Sawit before the victims were brought to Kampung Setu.<\/p>\n
\"We have questioned at least 10 witnesses in the case. We are
\nnow gathering evidence to complete the dossiers. We have found
\nthe knives and other equipment they used in the murder,\" said
\nTjiptono.<\/p>\n
He said that the suspects would be charged under Article 340
\nof Criminal Code for premeditated murder which carries a maximum
\npunishment of death.<\/p>",
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