Legislator's house raiders identified

Legislator's house raiders identified

JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta police have identified people
believed to have ignited a fire at a Golkar legislator's official
residence Monday morning.

But they refused to reveal any identities or the number of
suspects.

"We're still tracing them. The fire was allegedly committed by
naughty boys without any political motives," South Jakarta Police
Chief Lt. Col. Sisno Adiwinoto told reporters yesterday.

The back of John Manafe's residence in the Kalibata
legislators housing complex was slightly damaged in the early
hours of Monday.

No fatalities were reported. The suspects apparently left the
scene immediately after committing the crime.

The mysterious attack was the third such one at the complex
for House of Representatives members and their families.

The other two cases occurred recently at the residences of
legislator Andi Matalatta and Saidun Ali, also both from the
Golkar faction.

The unknown suspects threw feces at and wrote obscene remarks
on the walls of the houses.

According to Sisno, preliminary police investigations into the
three cases found no evidence which suggested a political motive.

"All of them are pure crimes," he said.

He said officers were still investigating whether the three
crimes were committed by the same suspects, all of whom are still
at large.

In order to avoid further such incidents, Sisno called on the
complex's tenants to set up an integrated security system which
could be connected to a nearby police station.

"The complex has its own security guards which have nothing to
do with the police," he said.

Installing an integrated system at the complex, such as
closed-circuit televisions or an infra-red security system, would
help police reach the scene to catch any intruders.

"Yes it's expensive but security has its own price," said
Sisno. (cst/bsr)