Lawyer, client murdered

Lawyer, client murdered

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A lawyer and his client were murdered last week in connection with a land dispute in the Samosir subdistrict, police said yesterday.

Spokesman for the North Sumatra police command Lt. Col. Leo Sukardi told The Jakarta Post that the authorities yesterday arrested seven people allegedly involved in the murder of lawyer Manumpak Gultom and his client Badiaman Simbolon.

Gultom defended Badiaman in a dispute over the ownership of a land parcel with two of the plaintiff's neighbors, Poltak Simbolon, who is one of those arrested, and Edwin Simbolon.

Gultom and Budiaman were found dead one day after they went and see the disputed land, Leo said. (24)