Four caught for executive's slaying

JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta Police detectives arrested four men on Saturday for the murder of a businessman whose body was found buried on remote Pulau Tikus in the Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) chain.

North Jakarta Police chief Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro identified the men as paranormal Hasyim, 56, Asmani, 35, Jaya Peot, 40, and Jawani, 38.

The victim was Supriyono, 38, a director of PT Wahyu Kencana Tirta contractor, who was found by local residents on April 15. The case was reported to the police on April 18.

"We picked up the four suspects from their residences in Serpong and Mauk in Tangerang. Hasyim was the paranormal of the victim, Supriyono. The four have confessed to the murder," Wisjnu told reporters.

"They said that they were supposed to get some Rp 50 million (US$6667) from Supriyono... the money was commission from some land sale. We don't know how much truth is there in that, but we're sure they killed Supriyono.

"They reenacted the entire crime for the police immediately after the arrests."(ylt)