Ex-soldier linked to bank robbery

Ex-soldier linked to bank robbery

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Police suspect a former member of
the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) played a role in a recent
bank robbery that claimed three lives.

Maj. M. Ginting, a senior officer at Bukit Barisan Military
Command overseeing the province, said on Saturday that he was
informed by police that a sketch of one of the suspects resembled
that of a soldier identified as Somson.

"However, the suspicion must be verified through further
investigation by the police," Ginting said.

Police named four suspects in the robbery of the Lippo Bank
branch office in Medan early this month. None of the suspects
have been captured.

The robbers shot three security officers of the bank and took
Rp 113 million. -- JP