Suffering high fever, abducted boy to be freed<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang<\/p>\n
As the medical condition of a kidnapped eight-year-old boy from
\nTangerang continues to deteriorate, his abductors have indicated
\nthey are willing to release him.<\/p>\n
The kidnappers, allegedly holding the boy because of
\noutstanding debts owed by the father to 150 people, called the
\nvictim's parents on Monday to inquire about medication used by
\nthe child.<\/p>\n
\"I will keep my commitment to release your boy. I can no
\nlonger treat your son as his fever remains high,\" one of the
\nkidnappers told the parents.<\/p>\n
The abductors vowed to keep chasing the father.<\/p>\n
Also on Monday, the parents deposited Rp 10 million into a BCA
\nbank account belonging to Sayogo Hendro Suroto, one of the
\nalleged kidnappers, adding to the Rp 10 million deposited on
\nSaturday. The kidnappers, who have demanded Rp 4 billion,
\npromised to release the boy in Cengkareng, Tangerang.<\/p>\n
However, the child had not been released as of Monday evening
\nand the kidnappers mobile phone had been switched off.<\/p>\n
Police said on Monday that they surrounded an area in North
\nJakarta where it was believed the kidnappers were hiding.<\/p>\n
\"We are now surrounding the place. We hope soon to catch the
\nkidnappers,\" a police source told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The names of the boy and their parents have not been published
\nfor security reason.<\/p>\n
The boy's father earlier admitted that his company owed debts
\nof Rp 40 billion to 150 creditors.<\/p>\n
The father has admitted to receiving threats from people
\nclaiming to be acting for those owed money.<\/p>\n
Two unidentified men grabbed the boy from his school while he
\nwas playing with his friends, fleeing in a blue Kijang van.<\/p>\n
Police say the kidnappings have nothing with the child
\nabductions in Jakarta, Bogor and Cianjur in West Java, which are
\nbelieved to be the work of a sadistic gang led by two brothers.<\/p>\n
The brothers, identified as Jefri Saputra, 25, and Deni
\nSaputra, 21, have abducted at least six children. They brutally
\nraped and murdered two of the victims despite the parents paying
\nthe ransom. Two other children are missing.<\/p>\n
They reportedly called the parents of a 23-month-old kidnapped
\ngirl to taunt them about her death.<\/p>\n
Deni was reportedly arrested in Surabaya last week but Jefri
\nis still at large.<\/p>\n
Many observers have criticized the police investigation in
\ncomparison to other cases, such as the murder of a businessman
\nand his bodyguard.<\/p>\n
The investigation of the assassination of PT Asaba's president
\nBoedyharto Angsono and bodyguard First Sgt. Eddy Siyet, from the
\nArmy's Special Forces (Kopassus), on July 19, has received the
\nattention of a number of police, including their elite state
\nsecurity unit.<\/p>",
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