Three named suspects in collapsed showroom case<\/p>\n
Evi Mariani, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Police have detained two of three suspects over the collapse of a
\nfurniture showroom in Sunter Agung, North Jakarta, for allegedly
\nviolating Article 359 of the Criminal Code on death caused by
\nnegligence.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said on Thursday
\nthe police had named the owner of the showroom Prem L. Bharwani,
\nthe head of the construction project, Raharja Mukti, and
\nconstruction consultant Hendra Gunawan as suspects in the case.
\nBoth Raharja and Hendra are being held at the North Jakarta
\nPolice detention center.<\/p>\n
\"We are yet to question Bharwani as he is now in Singapore,\"
\nPrasetyo said.<\/p>\n
Police investigation into Monday's fatal accident, that
\nclaimed six lives (not nine as mentioned earlier), revealed it
\nhad allegedly been caused by the construction management's
\ndecision to \"save time and money\".<\/p>\n
In dossiers, the police stated that based on information from
\nthe two suspects, project officers had ordered the workers to
\nstart work on the third story, while the columns that supported
\nthat floor were yet to be assessed by the supervisor.<\/p>\n
When the columns collapsed, dozens of workers on the second
\nfloor were trapped for hours under debris, while some managed to
\nfree themselves straightaway.<\/p>\n
For more than 24 hours, a joint team of volunteers and North
\nJakarta firefighters tried to evacuate the victims.<\/p>\n
The latest police report states that six workers died,
\ncontrary to their previous report of nine. The fatalities were
\nidentified as Sukar, 31; Seger, 28; Fatoni, 45; Atam, 22; Elon,
\n22; and Ifan Pancarana, 20.<\/p>\n
Police claimed they had released the wrong figure as they had
\ncounted some of the workers twice, due to the fact that they had
\naliases.<\/p>\n
The accident in Sunter is the second major fatal accident at a
\nconstruction site this month. On May 3, three construction
\nworkers died when a crane collapsed at the Sudirman Central
\nBusiness District (SCBD) Suites apartment in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
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