Australian attacked at JSX by mistake

Australian attacked at JSX by mistake

JAKARTA (JP): An Australia national suffered a light injury on
the back of his head after being hammered in the lobby of the
Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building in South Jakarta on Tuesday
by a local businessman, who mistakenly identified the victim as
the one who had defrauded him of Rp 200 million.

The victim, Laurence Grant Carey, 52, received medical
treatment at MMC hospital in Kuningan, South Jakarta and was
questioned later at the South Jakarta police precinct, where Go
Tek San, 34, was being detained.

Police officers at the precinct said that they are still
investigating the case.

Tek San, who lives at Vila Kapuk Mas housing complex, told
reporters that he thought the Australian was Jhon.

"I gave Jhon some Rp 200 million in a foreign currency in 1998
and -- under an agreement -- asked him to double the money at the
stock exchange," he said.

But Jhon disappeared. Then he was told that Jhon was working
for a firm at the JSX building.

"I tried to force him (Laurence) to return my money, but he
refused," he said.

He then hit the victim with a hammer, which he just bought
from a nearby kiosk on Jl. Sudirman.

According to Laurence's friends, the Australian is a partner
at financial consultants, Ernst and Young: Hanadi, Sarwoko and
Sandjaya.

A security guard, Sudradjat, recalled that Laurence did
nothing at first, but screamed after the sudden attack. (asa)