Officer detained for shooting

Officer detained for shooting

JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta Police's internal affairs
division are questioning First. Brig. Kurniawan over the shooting
of a man during a brawl on Jl. Penggadaian in Pejaten Timur,
Pasar Minggu, on Tuesday night.

South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Widaryatmo said
Kurniawan, who is stationed at the Pasar Minggu Police station,
allegedly shot Iwan, 29, a resident of Pejaten Timur, in the
back.

"The shot was not fatal, but the South Jakarta Police took it
upon themselves to detain Kurniawan and question him over the
shooting," Bambang said on Wednesday.

According to Bambang, the incident occurred on Tuesday when
several Pasar Minggu hoodlums got into a brawl near the railroad
tracks in Pejaten Timur.

Upon receiving a report of the brawl, Kurniawan and a number
of other policemen went to the scene. Because the police were
outnumbered, Kurniawan started to fire warning shots.

"The crowd dispersed but then someone saw a person fall to the
ground. It was Iwan. He was rushed to the Siaga Pasar Minggu
Hospital," Bambang said.

If the police find that this was a wrongful shooting, it would
be the fourth such incident involving officers in Greater Jakarta
this year. The first three were fatal shootings. (ylt)