Deputy governor found dazed and confused

Deputy governor found dazed and confused

BATAM, Riau: Riau Deputy Governor RA Azis was found in a dazed
and groggy state on the steps of a hotel here early Friday
morning, prompting a police investigation into the incident.

Two bell boys of Hotel Gita Wisata, Risman and Aan, told The
Jakarta Post that they found Azis holding on to the railing of
the hotel in a weak and dazed state at about 5 a.m. Friday.

The claimed that they did not know who he was and subsequently
summoned police. However the two policemen from the Lubuk Baja
subprecinct who came to the scene also did not realize that it
was the province's deputy governor that they had been called to
take charge of.

The two policemen then took Azis to the Harapan Bunda
Hospital. It was there that medics finally realized who they were
really dealing with.

The head of the Lubuk Baja police station Adj. Comr. Abdul
Munir when asked by the Post refused to speculate if foul play
had been involved, especially since he was about to inaugurate
the new regent and deputy regent of the Riau islands in Tanjung
Pinang, Bintan Island, later Friday morning.

"The case is still being looked into," he said.

Sources said Azis on Friday had been taken to Singapore for
further medical examination.(26)