Four armed men rob employee of Rp 100 million

Four armed men rob employee of Rp 100 million

JAKARTA (JP): A tax office employee from the Ministry of
Finance was robbed of Rp 100 million (US$42,918) by four men in
his garage in Jl. Haji Maun, Duren Tiga District, South Jakarta.

Jakarta Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta said Pekik Dono
Pertolo, 31, had just withdrawn the money from Bank BDN's MT
Haryono branch on Thursday, when the robbers threatened him with
a gun and a machete.

"The suspects broke the car's front windshield, asking the
victim to show them where the money was. They then stole the
money from the trunk and escaped on two motorcycles," Nyoman
said.

He said the suspects were still at large.

Pekik told police he did not know he was followed after
withdrawing the money.

When Pekik's car reached the garage, four men suddenly
approached him demanding money.

This was the third armed robbery of bank customers in the past
two weeks in Jakarta.

On Oct. 11, a private company employee Zaenuddin Lesmana was
shot dead by one of three robbers who made off with Rp 350
million on the Jagorawi toll road.

Two days later, two men, one armed with a gun, robbed a
private employee of Rp 33 million in Jl. Cilandak, South Jakarta.
The robbers are still at large.

Meanwhile, Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso
expressed concern over recent armed robberies.

"I call on people to help security officers identify people
with illegal weapons," Sutiyoso said.

He said armed bandits usually told their friends they owned a
gun. "So please tell us if you have information about it. We will
keep it secret," he added.

Over the past two months, at least five robberies of bank
customers have occurred in and around the city. None of the
robbers have been caught. (jun)