Drunken seaman mobbed by security guards

Drunken seaman mobbed by security guards

JAKARTA (JP): Patrons and security guards attacked a drunken
Navy seaman after he tried to steal a bottle of liquor from a
convenience store in West Jakarta on Sunday morning, police have
said.

City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang yesterday quoted
eyewitnesses as saying Purwo Rinaryo, 23, a seaman from the West
Fleet training command, was mobbed after he refused to pay for
the liquor he hid in his jacket and attacked a security guard and
a customer.

Purwo was not wearing his uniform at the time of the incident.

"Eyewitnesses said that Purwo, who was drunk when he entered
the Murah and Baik store at about 1 a.m., got mad at an employee
of the store when the latter asked him to pay for the hidden
bottle," Aritonang said.

The witnesses also said that Purwo started the fight by
punching a store security officer and a visitor in the face when
the two tried to calm him down, he said.

"They said Purwo then pulled out a knife and chased after the
store's security officer and the visitor, identified as Afrizal,"
he said.

Afrizal's three companions then moved against Purwo and tried
to paralyze him, Aritonang said.

Afrizal turned back and, together with the security guard and
one of his colleagues, mobbed the drunken officer, he said.

After the incident, Purwo was taken to Gatot Subroto Army
Hospital in Central Jakarta for head injuries.

He will later be questioned by military police for allegedly
getting drunk and stealing the alcohol, Aritonang said.

Police arrested Afrizal, his three friends and the two
security guards for allegedly mobbing Purwo, he said.

He said the six suspects would face a maximum of nine years in
jail should they be found guilty.

Police had also questioned six people, including employees of
the store, he added. (cst)