Man dies in police detention

Man dies in police detention

PURWAKARTA, West Java: A man detained by the police on charges of distributing counterfeited currencies has died, possibly from being tortured during interrogation, Antara reported Saturday.

The body of 26-year-old Gibson Siahaan was sent to the Bayu Asih hospital on Wednesday with wounds all over his body, the report quoted hospital sources as saying.

"We received Siahaan's body on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with wounds on his forehead, eyes, arms and neck," a source who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

Siahaan, from Bogor, West Java, was one of three people arrested on charges of distributing counterfeit currencies in Purwakarta, West Java.

The police confiscated thousands of fake bank notes of various denominations from the suspects. (pan)