Suspect's whereabouts unknown<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City police have no clues about the whereabouts
\nof an executive of a private firm believed to have cheated a
\nfemale entrepreneur.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, police had failed to obtain a statement from
\nMohammad Alzier Tabranie, president director of a private
\ncompany, who the entrepreneur charged took possession of her land
\ndocuments after he promised to help her get a Rp 100 million
\n(US$44,700) loan from a private bank. The man also claimed to be
\na son-in-law of Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and
\nSecurity Soesilo Soedarman.<\/p>\n
\"Even I myself could not help the police find out his
\nwhereabouts,\" Nova, the entrepreneur told The Jakarta Post
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
By law, police are required to issue an arrest warrant when a
\nsuspect fails to answer a police summons.<\/p>\n
A day earlier, a spokesman for the coordinating minister
\nordered city police investigators to make a thorough
\ninvestigation of Tabranie.<\/p>\n
Minister Soesilo's spokesman, Col. Maman Sulaiman, also said
\nthat Tabranie has no relationship with the minister at all.<\/p>\n
Police pledged to immediately complete the dossiers on the
\ncase, hoping for the appearance of Tabranie for further
\nquestioning on his alleged role as claimed by Nova.<\/p>\n
\"We'll thoroughly investigate the case,\" City Police Chief
\nBrig. Gen. Dibyo Widodo told reporters yesterday.<\/p>\n
So far, police have collected statements from two witnesses,
\nincluding Nova and her father.<\/p>\n
The land certificates held by Tabranie reveal that Nova is the
\nowner of a 144-square-meter plot of land, which has a two-story
\nhouse on it. The property is valued at approximately Rp 400
\nmillion.<\/p>\n
Nova said in her complaint to the police that she trusted
\nTabranie after he explained that he was Minister Soesilo's
\nson-in-law.<\/p>\n
In his letter addressed to Nova's lawyer, Muswar Hamidy,
\nTabranie's lawyer, M. Natsir N.S., admitted that the certificates
\nare still with his client.<\/p>\n
Natsir said that Tabranie is only willing to return the
\ncertificates to Nova if she repays Rp 15 million which she
\nborrowed from his client.<\/p>\n
\"I never borrowed any money from him,\" argued Nova. \"So for
\nwhat reason should I give him anything?\"<\/p>\n
According to Nova, her lawyers have gone to Tabranie's house
\nat least three times, requesting that her documents be returned,
\nbut was informed that he was not available. (bsr)<\/p>",
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