Theft reported at Akbar's house: Police<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City police have launched an investigation into
\na reported burglary in the early morning hours of Saturday at the
\nresidence of Golkar Party chairman and House Speaker Akbar
\nTandjung.<\/p>\n
Akbar was out of town and no members of his household at Jl.
\nWidya Chandra III\/10, in the ministerial housing complex in
\nKebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, were willing to confirm the
\nreported burglary.<\/p>\n
But Jakarta Police chief spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said
\nthe burglar, or burglars, made off with a bag containing two
\ncheckbooks and Rp 2 million in cash.<\/p>\n
There was no evidence of breaking and entering in the working
\nroom where the bag was believed to have been left, Zainuri said,
\nadding that the burglary took place at about 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
\"I got a call this morning reporting the burglary at Akbar's
\nhouse. I asked my men to check, and there was indeed a burglary,\"
\nZainuri said without giving the identity of the caller.<\/p>\n
He refused to give more details, and instead directed
\nreporters to the Kebayoran Baru District Police.<\/p>\n
But subdistrict police chief Maj. Sudjatmo was puzzled when
\nasked about the case.<\/p>\n
\"Burglary? What burglary? We did not receive any reports about
\na burglary at Akbar's house,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The gate to Akbar's residence was locked and the security
\nguard, Supriyadi, refused to answer any questions about the
\nburglary.<\/p>\n
\"Look, I know what you're up to, but I can't say anything,\" he
\nsaid as he ran back to the house.<\/p>\n
Guards from next door, which is the official residence of
\nState Minister of Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises
\nZarkasih Nur, said they did not see or hear anything suspicious
\non Friday night.<\/p>\n
Syafei and Setiono said they were also not aware of any
\nburglary at Akbar's house.<\/p>\n
\"We just saw it on TV,\" Setiono said.<\/p>\n
The alleged theft at Akbar's residence has sparked anger from
\nseveral House members.<\/p>\n
Yasril Ananta Baharuddin, the chairman of House Commission I
\nfor defense, foreign and political affairs, said the incident
\ninsulted the National Police, who had recently vowed to tighten
\nsecurity around legislators following the recent attempted murder
\nof Matori Abdul Djalil, the deputy speaker of the People's
\nConsultative Assembly, and the unsolved shootings from several
\nparts of the House complex.<\/p>\n
Legislator Faisal Baasir blamed the theft on police officers
\nwho were assigned to safeguard the residences of the lawmakers.<\/p>\n
\"I want all the police officers, including their superiors,
\nwho were assigned to secure the complex, to be replaced as soon
\nas possible,\" he told a local television station. (09\/bsr)<\/p>",
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