Swedish Volvo director attacked<\/p>\n
Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Three suspects were arrested by the Balikpapan Police for
\nallegedly attacking a Swedish man with spears during a
\nnegotiation with some of his employees in Balikpapan, East
\nKalimantan.<\/p>\n
The three -- Rendy Ismael, who allegedly was the attacker,
\nDaud Bauk and Djamri -- were nabbed last Friday and are currently
\nunder police detention.<\/p>\n
Michael Ollson -- a member of the board of directors of PT Eka
\nDharma, the truck supplier of the Sweden-based automotive
\nmanufacturer Volvo -- suffered three stab wounds to his back and
\nalso three slash wounds to his head and shoulder during the
\nattack last Thursday at around 7:30 p.m. local time or 6:30 p.m.
\nJakarta time.<\/p>\n
Ollson is now in Jakarta and plans to return to Sweden soon.<\/p>\n
\"We are now investigating three more suspects, who might also
\nbe involved in the attack,\" Balikpapan Police chief Adj. Sr.
\nComr. Kodirun Karya told The Jakarta Post by phone on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The incident began when 31 employees, who were facing
\ndismissal, demanded the dismissal of eight members of the
\nmanagement without any justifiable reason.<\/p>\n
\"The eight employees have committed no mistake at all,
\ntherefore the company has no reason to dismiss them, and neither
\ndoes the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration,\" said
\neyewitness Yudhi Irawan, spokesman for Shields Indonesia which is
\nthe security service consultant for PT Eka Dharma.<\/p>\n
The 31 employees later demanded Rp 10 billion (US$1.2 million)
\nin compensation. The demand was turned down as it was irrational,
\nYudhi said.<\/p>\n
He also said that the police were slow to act even though
\nShields Indonesia had reported the possibility of an attack.<\/p>\n
\"We had asked assistance from the police two days before the
\nincident, but they still arrived late at the scene,\" Yudhi said.<\/p>\n
Kodirun refuted the statement saying that he had deployed 12
\nintelligence officers and police personnel. He even asserted that
\nit was Shields Indonesia that had been uncooperative with the
\npolice.<\/p>\n
\"We offered to deploy several officers at the company a day
\nbefore the attack but their security officers stopped us at the
\nfront gate, saying that it was only an internal problem,\" he
\nsaid. However, Kodirun said the situation was under control.<\/p>\n
According to Yudhi, the case has drawn serious attention from
\nthe Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia and also the Swedish
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
Volvo is even considering closing PT Eka Dharma for security
\nreasons and also reconsidering its plan to invest some US$30
\nmillion in Balikpapan.<\/p>",
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