Theft victims refuses to cooperate with police<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Jakarta Police complained on Sunday that visiting Muslim leaders
\nfrom the Middle East and Africa were not cooperating with them in
\ninvestigating a claim that they lost US$300,000 at Hotel
\nBorobudur in Central Jakarta last week.<\/p>\n
Chief of the general crime unit at Jakarta Police, Sr. Comr.
\nMoh. Jaelani, said that they had come to Borobudur Hotel three
\ntimes last Saturday, but the religious leaders refused to meet
\nthem.<\/p>\n
\"We are continuing to investigate the case, but it is
\ndifficult for us to find any leads as we don't have any
\ninformation from the victims. They didn't even file a formal
\nreport on the case,\" he told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Members of the Rabithah Alam Islami (World Islamic League) --
\ncomprising religious leaders from the Middle East and Africa --
\nwere checking into the hotel last Thursday when two of them,
\nidentified as Abdul Satar and Ali Sulaeman, went to the hotel's
\nmoney changer to change money.<\/p>\n
While changing money at the counter, one of them put his bag
\ndown on the floor. He allegedly discovered that the bag was
\nmissing shortly after.<\/p>\n
They then reported the incident to the hotel's management,
\nwhich later called the nearby police precinct. However, none of
\nthe representatives, who could only speak Arabic, wanted to talk
\nabout the incident. There was no reason given.<\/p>\n
Jaelani said that the police had provided interpreters to
\nenable the representatives to explain what they knew about the
\ncase in Arabic.<\/p>\n
\"We need them to tell us what really happened. We also need to
\nknow the color and the type of the bag as well as how much money
\nwas inside the bag and the denomination of the notes,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Jaelani said that the hotel's CCTV recording showed that a man
\nwith a bag in his hand walked out of the door but they were not
\nsure if it was the stolen bag.<\/p>\n
He said that other than that, the CCTV recording was not clear
\nas many people were present at the crime scene at that time.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said
\nthat the officers from Jakarta Police Headquarters, Central
\nJakarta precinct and Sawah Besar subprecinct were working
\ntogether to find the thief.<\/p>\n
\"Although we have obstacles as the victims still refuse to
\ngive us information we need, we will continue the investigation,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
The delegation, led by the organization's secretary-general,
\nAbdullah bin Abdul Muhsin At Turki, is here to give lectures on
\nwhat it terms true Islamic teachings. Besides a meeting with
\nPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the group is also scheduled
\nto lecture at the State Islamic University (UIN) in Jakarta, meet
\nwith religious leaders and visit Aceh.<\/p>\n
The stolen money was supposed to be donated to tsunami victims
\nin Aceh.<\/p>",
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