Goods stolen from Saudi

Goods stolen from Saudi

JAKARTA (JP): A next-door neighbor stole goods from a Saudi
Arabian man in a hotel on Jl. Raden Saleh, Central Jakarta,
yesterday when the victim was sleeping with a woman.

A police sergeant at the Central Jakarta Police precinct said
Paih al-Farath was sleeping with a local woman, identified as
Zubaedah, when the thief entered the room at the Harko Hotel and
grabbed al-Farath's pants containing a wallet.

"The victim suddenly woke up and recognized the thief who was
from the room next to his," he said.

The thief escaped with his pants and wallet, which contained
some cash and credit cards, after al-Farath shouted for help, he
said.

Police, who arrived on the scene, found a screwdriver and an
empty bag in the room next to al-Farath's, he said.

"I think the thief planned the theft," he said.

He said it was believed that al-Farath forgot to lock his room
when he came back around 4 a.m after going with Zubaedah to the
Tiga Kuda Discotheque in Cikini, Central Jakarta.

Al-Farath was on vacation, the sergeant said. "He often visits
here." (jun)