City officers sent to Padang

City officers sent to Padang

JAKARTA (JP): Two senior detectives from Jakarta are scheduled
to leave for the West Sumatra capital of Padang today to question
two local policemen for lending a gun to a man who used the gun
to shoot dead his superior early this week.

City police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said on Thursday
that the two officers would spend a few days in Padang to match
the dossiers they had earlier compiled in connection with
Saturday's shooting on Jl. Suprapto here.

Iman said the officers are from the Central Jakarta precinct,
but he refused to identify them.

The two Padang police officers, First Sergeant JH, known as
the owner of the gun and First Sergeant Nv, the mediator
respectively, will become witnesses in the shooting case.

The suspect, Erfiandy Taufik, 28, allegedly borrowed the gun
from JH to shoot Lukman Lijas in a Volvo sedan, in a dispute over
a woman.

The woman had asked the victim to help her get away from the
suspect, who did not want the victim to poke his nose into his
business with the woman.

Police said Erfiandy got the gun 38 caliber Colt, from JH
under the help of his close friend, Nv.

Antara quoted West Sumatra regional police chief Yuzar Hasan
as saying yesterday that JH has been arrested and will go before
a military tribunal soon.

Yuzar however gave no explanation about the status of Nv.
(bsr)