Suspects in Bekasi gang rape still at large<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police denied reports yesterday that they are
\ninvestigating four suspects in the brutal rape of a mother and
\nher two teenage daughters in a small, isolated village in Bekasi,
\n30 kilometers east of Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"As of this evening, we have nabbed no one,\" City Police
\nspokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Permantoro told reporters. He was
\naccompanied by secretary to the head of the crime investigation
\ndirectorate, Lt. Col. Edi Darnadi.<\/p>\n
Up to eight suspects have been identified and are being hunted
\nby dozens of detectives for their inhumane behavior during a pre-
\ndawn burglary on Monday in the village of Cimatis, the police
\nspokesman said.<\/p>\n
Both officers denied an evening newspaper's report that a
\nsuspect had been shot dead in a raid on Wednesday night at a
\nhouse in Bekasi.<\/p>\n
\"I can't believe how they can make such a bogus report,\"
\nBambang said.<\/p>\n
According to Bambang, police shot Ching Lie alias Budiman, 38,
\na suspect in an attempted robbery of a wristwatch from someone in
\nWest Jakarta recently.<\/p>\n
Budiman was killed when he tried to run from police sent to
\narrest him at his house in Bekasi, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n
Edi said that the local police have questioned more than a
\ndozen of people, including the neighbors of the victimized
\nfamily, \"just to collect as much data as they can\".<\/p>\n
Released<\/p>\n
None of them has been detained or named as a suspect, said a
\nsenior city detective.<\/p>\n
\"We have released all of them,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The Bekasi police have received strong backup from Jakarta
\ncity police in hunting for the suspects, who are believed to have
\nleft the area.<\/p>\n
\"We've tried our best by sending our people to certain areas
\nto anticipate their appearance,\" Edi said.<\/p>\n
The incident took place at 3:30 a.m. on Monday at the house of
\nAcan, 45, a small-scale potato farmer in the Pondok Gede, Bekasi,
\nnear the Jagorawi toll road.<\/p>\n
Up to eight people armed with sharp weapons broke into his
\nhouse after tying up Acan's 18-year-old son, Ali, and his four
\nfriends who were sleeping on the veranda. The burglars later tied
\nAcan up in the living room.<\/p>\n
Failing to find any valuables, the group dragged Acan's wife,
\nidentified only as An, 43, to the kitchen and took turns raping
\nher.<\/p>\n
Later, the criminals raped both Acan's daughters, identified
\nonly as Ng, 15, and Ac, 14, after dragging the junior high school
\nstudents into two different rooms.<\/p>\n
The group managed to steal two grams of gold jewelry and three
\nwristwatches from the family and left the scene in a car parked
\nat the toll road.<\/p>\n
When asked about a rumor that Acan had rejected an offer from
\na property developer to get away from the site, spokesman Bambang
\nsimply said: \"Give us a chance to intensify our investigation.\"<\/p>\n
Police have collected fingerprints, sperm, a bloodied bedsheet
\nand the victims' underwear and clothes from the isolated crime
\nscene.<\/p>\n
The evidence has been sent to the National Police Center's
\nforensic laboratory.<\/p>\n
Public anger over the horrendous crime has manifested itself
\nwith calls ranging from the early arrest of the suspects to the
\ndeath penalty.<\/p>\n
Some officials, including State Minister of Women's Roles Mien
\nSugandhi and Supreme Court Judge Bismar Siregar, share the
\npublic's outrage.<\/p>\n
National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman promised yesterday to
\nimpose the maximum punishment as allowed by law on anyone found
\nguilty of the crime.<\/p>\n
According to the criminal code, each suspect faces a maximum
\nof 12 years in jail if found guilty.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo
\nguaranteed human rights groups that he has not instructed his
\npersonnel to shoot any of the suspects if they are found.<\/p>\n
\"But, my personnel know what they should do in the field,\"
\nDibyo insisted. (bsr)<\/p>",
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