Friend hunted in Yemeni murder

Friend hunted in Yemeni murder

JAKARTA (JP): Police are hunting a friend of a Yemeni man
murdered in Hotel Pitagiri in Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Monday
morning.

"Officers of the Palmerah police subprecinct are looking for
the victim's local friend, identified as Rusdi, 25, as some clues
have emerged in the case," city police spokesman Lt. Col Edward
Aritonang said.

He refused to give further details. "It's all being
investigated. But the police have found a strong connection
between Rusdi and the killing," he added.

The victim, identified as Hasan Muhammad Yeslam, 26, was found
with an open neck wound in room 312 at about 6 a.m. by a hotel
security guard, West Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Timur Pradopo
said.

The police officers handling the case expressed concern about
the hotel management waiting one hour after finding the body
before reporting it.

"We were confused and did not know what to do," said Haris,
the security man who found the body.

Haris had noticed bloody shoeprints on the hotel stairs.

"I followed the track and found that it led to room 312. I
told the hotel manager and then we opened the door. He was
already dead when we found him lying on the floor," Haris
explained.

Hasan was reportedly in Indonesia on business and ran a
garment business here. His local friend, Rusdi, 25, dropped him
off at the hotel at about 2 p.m. Sunday. (edt)