Bodies of jobseekers found

Bodies of jobseekers found

PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The remaining six bodies of
nine people who were aspiring to work overseas and allegedly
killed by their recruiting agent have been found, police said
Saturday.

Police had scoured nearby rivers but the victims were found
elsewhere in the province. The remains of Tinggal, Syarif and
Arifin were found in Kebumen, the body of Taka was found in
Purworejo and Amijaya Firdaus' body was found in Tegal. The sixth
murder victim, Hamzah, was found in Adipala, Cilacap.

It is yet to be explained how the remains of the victims,
killed at different times between December and early March,
reached these areas, but local police in the respective areas
have reported that bodies were found in their jurisdictions a
month ago. Banyumas police claimed the bodies were those of the
missing.

On Sunday relatives of the deceased were scheduled to take
home the bodies after autopsies had been conducted.

Banyumas Police chief Lt. Col. Johnny Hutauruk said the
suspect, Aidit, was still being questioned on whether there were
other victims.

The suspect had told police that he had killed the nine people
because they had continually pestered him about going to work in
Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darrusalam as he had promised.
They paid him millions of rupiah, but he said their passports
were yet to be issued. He claimed that he killed them in panic
with the help of an accomplice, who has also been arrested. (45)