Man killed for requesting funds

Man killed for requesting funds

PEKANBARU, Riau: A farmer has stabbed an activist to death as
he was upset by the way the victim asked him for funds for an
organization.

Bambang Wijaya, an oil palm farmer, admitted to attacking P.
Purba, 20, an executive of the Riau Forum for United Indonesia
(Foribet), in Libo Jaya village, Bengkalis regency, Riau, on
Wednesday because the victim forced him to provide funds for the
organization, Antara reported Friday.

Police said the victim, along with another member of the
organization, E.M. Purba, were raising funds from house to house
visits.

"They asked Bambang directly to give them some money, which
made him angry. They were soon involved in a heated argument,
which ended with Bambang drawing his knife and stabbing the
uninvited guests," a police officer said.

P. Purba died instantly while E.M. Purba was seriously
wounded.

Bambang is now under police custody. (sim)