North Jakarta police seek Interpol assistance
North Jakarta police seek Interpol assistance
JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta police are seeking assistance from the Indonesian National Central Bureau (NCB) Interpol to arrest a Taiwanese man believed to have fled Indonesia after allegedly killing his girlfriend.
"Based on the request, the Indonesian NCB Interpol will contact Interpol offices overseas to locate the suspect," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said here yesterday.
Latief was speaking to reporters after giving the latest information on the progress in the investigation to the chief of the North Jakarta police precinct, Lt. Col. Heru Susanto, about the disappearance of YCS, 45, following the death of his girlfriend, Ivone, 35, who owned a shoe production company.
Neither officer could say for sure where the suspect, whose name is being withheld by the police, has gone.
"Even though the fugitive is Taiwanese, we believe he wouldn't be stupid enough to fly back to his own country to hide because we can contact the country Interpol bureau," Latief said.
The North Jakarta police have also asked the City Police Headquarters to help them nab the suspect.
Police sources said that YCS, who had failed in his efforts to set up businesses here, was an illegal immigrant.
Latief refused to comment on the issue saying that he has no evidence to prove that he was an illegal immigrant.
"The police have only found clear evidence to consider him the sole suspect in the killing of Ivone. That's all," he said.
Bludgeoned
Ivone, a divorcee with one child, is believed to have been severely bludgeoned by YCS on April 28 in the businesswoman's car on their way home from playing golf at the Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) complex.
Police found severe wounds on Ivone's head and neck.
After being treated at the intensive care unit for six days, Ivone died from her wounds on Tuesday at the Graha Medika hospital in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.
Her relatives said Ivone was unable to speak after the torture.
According to her brother, Rustandi, who reported the case to the police, YCS firstly brought Ivone to the Atmajaya hospital. On the way to the hospital, YCS called the victim's mother saying that Ivone had been seriously wounded after falling from her car.
When Ivone's mother and Rustandi arrived at the hospital, YCS went out saying that he intended to call more of Ivone's relatives, according to sources close to the case.
Police strongly believe that YCS left the country immediately after the murder.
Police believe YCS could have had one of two motives for killing Ivone.
First, YCS had reportedly warned Ivone several times to discontinue an affair she was supposedly having with another man. Perhaps she ignored his warning.
Second, maybe YCS and Ivone had a disagreement about the size of his share in the victim's company, which produces shoes under the owner's name.
Sources have said that YCS had invested money in the company after failing in his own business attempts.
Latief said police are still uncertain about the two motives but hope they may lead to the reason behind Ivone's murder. (bsr)