Officer shot dead in Rp 200m robbery

Officer shot dead in Rp 200m robbery

JAKARTA (JP): A police officer was shot dead in a Rp 200
million (US$17,857) robbery right in front of the Bouraq Airlines
Headquarters on Jl. Bungur Besar Raya in Kemayoran, Central
Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon.

Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Yacob said the dead
officer, Brig. Marsito, 35, of the Kalideres police subprecinct
in West Jakarta, was escorting Suhardjo, 38, an employee of PT
Parimas Murni Money Changer, to the Bank Central Asia (BCA)
branch on Jl. Bungur Besar in Kemayoran.

Sofjan said that Marsito had been shot at least three times in
the chest by four robbers on two motorcycles at about 3:30 p.m.

"This is really terrible and it makes me very angry," Sofjan
told reporters on Thursday evening.

According to Suhardjo's testimony, Sofjan said, after
withdrawing the money Suhardjo and Warsito were driving a Toyota
Kijang van to the former's office on Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta,
Central Jakarta, when their van was hemmed in by two Yamaha RX
King motorcycles.

"The robbers didn't even bother to threaten us. They just shot
into the left (front) side of the van three times. That's where
Marsito was sitting. Suhardjo, who was driving the van, was
lucky. He immediately ducked when he heard the shots being
fired."

Marsito, who had been escorting Suhardjo on money withdrawal
trips for over a year, died on his way to the Cipto Mangunkusumo
General Hospital.

Police removed two bullets found in the Kijang van and
Marsito's Colt revolver, which he never had a chance to use
against his attackers. (ylt)