Labor exporter wanted in Parepare

Labor exporter wanted in Parepare

PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: Local police are chasing a labor
exporter identified as AM, the main suspect involved in swindling
job seekers in the province last September.

First Insp. J.R. Sitinjak, chief of the detective section of
Parepare Police precinct, said here on Saturday that according to
witnesses, the suspect had received hundreds of millions of
rupiah from 83 job-seekers who were promised jobs overseas.

"Another suspect, who is also under arrest, has testified that
he transferred the money to the main suspect in Jakarta through
his bank account from a bank in the city," he said, citing the
other suspect was called Risha Aris.

The main suspect is the president of labor-export company PT
Amalgita Purnama based in Jakarta.

Sitinjak said the police had sent letters to the suspect
several times to summon him to Parepare but the latter ignored
it.

"We have asked the police in Jakarta to arrest the suspect,"
he said.

He said the company had asked 83 job seekers to pay Rp 4
million each to be employed on tourist ferries overseas but, so
far, the job seekers had not yet been employed. --Antara