Borrower's relatives mob Dutch expatriate

Borrower's relatives mob Dutch expatriate

JAKARTA (JP): A Dutch citizen was rushed to Cipto Mangunkusumo
General Hospital after he was mobbed by a group of men on
Thursday.

The man, identified as Ayf Welers, was rushed to the
hospital's emergency unit by another Dutchman and an Indonesian
identified as Fritz. Officers from the Army's Special Force
(Kopassus) and Military Police accompanied them.

Fritz told The Jakarta Post that he and his two Dutch partners
were mobbed when they went to collect money from a woman, later
identified as Farida.

Fritz said the woman borrowed Rp 1 billion (US$135,135) from
the two expatriates two years ago, and repaid Rp 700 million
since then.

The three went to Farida's house on Jl. Kramat VI in Central
Jakarta on Thursday to ask for the remaining balance, but were
attacked by her relatives on arrival.

Fritz and one partner managed to escape from the mob and
reported the incident to the Central Jakarta Police.

Farida was summoned to the station, but was released an hour
later after the police questioned her.

No suspects were arrested as of Thursday afternoon. One man,
who accompanied Farida to the police station, told reporters that
she had an uncle who was a colonel at the National Police
Headquarters. (04)