Three more suspects killed for resisting police arrest<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead three men, believed to be
\ncriminals, yesterday for resisting arrest in North Jakarta and
\nSouth Jakarta, taking this month's death tally to at least nine.<\/p>\n
Sgt. Nusirwan of the Penjaringan Police subprecinct said
\npolice shot two brothers who tried to rob a woman on Jl. Muara
\nBaru at 2:00 a.m.<\/p>\n
The two tried to escape after the woman screamed for help.
\n\"Police had to shoot them as two warning shots were ignored,\" the
\nsergeant said.<\/p>\n
Police identified the suspects as Tarsiwan alias Sarap, 29,
\nand Rusli, 20, residents of Jl. Kampung Berok, Penjaringan
\ndistrict, in North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to Nusirwan, the suspects died on the way to the
\nKramatjati Police Hospital.<\/p>\n
Tarsiwan was shot in the leg and head while Rusli was shot in
\nthe leg and back, he said.<\/p>\n
Saturday night the bodies of Tarsiwan and Rusli were still in
\nthe Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue awaiting post
\nmortem examination.<\/p>\n
The third victim was Kopral, 21, who was shot by police in
\nCiputat, Tangerang.<\/p>\n
A police officer at the South Jakarta Police precinct said the
\npolice shot the suspect at a traditional market in Ciputat
\nbecause Kopral tried to escape.<\/p>\n
Kopral, a suspected motorcycle thief, was arrested two weeks
\nago, the officer said.<\/p>\n
\"He was asked to show the hideout of his accomplices in the
\nCiputat market place. But he tried to escape instead.\"<\/p>\n
The officer said that the shooting of Kopral was legal because
\nwarning shots had been ignored. The victim was shot in the leg,
\nback and head.<\/p>\n
Kopral and his three gang members were involved in several
\nmotorcycle thefts. \"The three other suspects are still at large.\"<\/p>\n
Police announced Friday that four men had been shot dead for
\nresisting arrest Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
Nimin Kosasih, 54, Samin, 34, and Yasan, 19, were gunned down
\nin East, South, and North Jakarta for involvement in various
\nvehicle thefts.<\/p>\n
Another victim, Leonardo Defrede, a student, was shot dead
\nThursday in East Jakarta for possessing 100 grams of dried
\nmarijuana.<\/p>\n
Police said that the shootings were conducted after warning
\nshots gad been ignored.<\/p>\n
Two other men were shot dead last Tuesday in West Jakarta and
\nNorth Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Jajang Munanjar, 29, was shot for robbing a bank employee on
\nJl. Raya Sereal, West Jakarta, while Andi Hermawan alias Ojeng,
\n23, was shot dead after stealing a motorcycle in front of an
\napartment in Sunter, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to informed sources police officers have been
\nordered to kill ex-convicts and hard-core criminals.<\/p>\n
They said the criminals were taken to a certain place and
\nordered to escape before being shot. This speculation is based on
\nthe fact that no one has witnessed a single police shooting.<\/p>\n
Official statements always say that the criminals were shot
\nfor resisting arrest and that the shootings were legal after two
\nwarning shots had been given.<\/p>\n
City Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta denied the rumors,
\nsaying, the officers had to shoot the criminals because they
\ntried to fight the police or had resisted arrest.<\/p>\n
\"As I read from the police reports, the police shot dead the
\ncriminals because they tried to escape or resist arrest,\" Nyoman
\ntold The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
Last month City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said the
\npolice always monitor newly released ex-convicts, who they
\nthought had the potential to reoffend at any time.<\/p>\n
\"Let's pray, the ex-jailbirds are hit by cars after getting
\nout of jail so they will stop committing crimes,\" Hamami said
\njokingly.<\/p>\n
Last year the police admitted to shooting dead 46 people.<\/p>\n
Many people speculate that the recent shooting of alleged
\ncriminals is the \"rerun\" of the mysterious shootings of the early
\n1980s.<\/p>\n
Many criminals were found dead in the city. Their bodies were
\ndumped in a variety of places.<\/p>\n
The mysterious shootings, called Petrus, drew strong reaction
\nfrom human rights activists. (jun)<\/p>",
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