Motive for bank employee kidnapping 'unclear'

Motive for bank employee kidnapping 'unclear'

JAKARTA (JP): The motive for the kidnapping on Tuesday of a
Bank Universal employee at the main office on Jl. Rasuna Said in
Kuningan, South Jakarta, remains unclear, a bank official said.

The bank's media relation officer, Albertus Pratomo, said on
Wednesday that Mamat Suganda, 34, a deposit department supervisor
in the bank's main office, was taken from the bank building's
parking lot, shortly after leaving the office at about 5:30 p.m.

A witness, identified as Agus, said that he, Mamat and another
bank official were in the parking lot when three men approached
Mamat, pointed a gun at the latter's stomach, handcuffed him and
dragged him into a vehicle.

"The car was a red Suzuki Jimny. But I could not see its
number plate because a part of it was bent by the kidnappers,"
Agus said.

The two witnesses were at the time in a state of shock, and
did not attempt to stop the car, Agus said.

South Jakarta Police are currently trying to locate the site
where Mamat is being held and to seek the motive for the
abduction.

Mamat, a father of three young children, has been working at
the bank for 15 years. As a deposit department supervisor, he has
an extensive knowledge on clients of his department, including
the amount of their deposits.

"He is a good employee. We cannot think of any reasons for the
abduction," Albertus said, denying the possibility that Mamat was
abducted because of his current position at the bank.

"Probably, (the abduction is) because of personal matters," he
said.

Mamat's wife, Suhartini, said her husband has never had any
problems with his job or in his personal life.

"He was only complaining about a possible reshuffle in his
office, but nothing else," she told The Jakarta Post.

She regretted that Mamat's friends did not try to stop the
three kidnappers.

Suhartini said her 1.85-meter, 75-kilogram dark-skinned
husband, was not feeling in good health on the day he left his
office. "I hope that the kidnappers will have the heart to free
him as soon as possible," she said. (04)