Gunmen fire shots at prosecutor's home

Gunmen fire shots at prosecutor's home

LAHAT, South Sumatra: Unidentified gunmen shot fired shots at
the house of a Lahat regency senior prosecutor last month, but no
fatalities were reported, it was revealed on Wednesday.

Patuan Siahaan, an investigative officer at the South Sumatra
Prosecutor's Office, said that the shooting happened on July 19
when Heryanto, the chief of Lahat Regency Prosecutor's Office,
was watching television with his family at home.

Suddenly, a volley of gunfire ripped through the house's
windows and walls, shattered the glass, and the gunmen
immediately fled the scene.

Patuan alleged that the shooting was apparently a warning for
Heryanto, who is investigating several high-profile corruption
cases in the regency. The case was reported to police on July 20,
but no arrests have been made. -- JP