Pakistani tourists questioned

Pakistani tourists questioned

JAKARTA (JP): City police are investigating two visiting
Pakistanis and their hosts in connection with the charges they
are leveling against each other.

"We have to be careful in investigating this case to find out
which side is right," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang
Haryoko said here yesterday.

The two Pakistani tourists, identified as Muhammad, 25, and
Usman, 26, were arrested at their rented rooms on Sunday morning
by Central Jakarta police detectives, who found several grams of
heroin and other illegal drugs in their bags.

The detectives went to the house on Jl. Gunung Sahari
belonging to Rauf Afero, a local resident, following a report by
Rauf that the two Pakistanis had entered his personal living
quarters without his knowledge.

"During questioning, Muhammad and Usman claimed that Rauf
entrapped them over money," Bambang said.

The police also are questioning Rauf. "I can't reveal the
result because the investigation has not been completed yet," the
spokesman said.

The two Pakistanis swear that they have nothing to do with the
heroin.

"One of them said that he has to take Valium under his
doctor's orders," Bambang said.

The two tourists, who are renting a room from Rauf during
their two-week stay here, said that one of them had lost some of
his money and a video camera.

When he entered his room, he found that his bag had been
opened by someone, Bambang said. "Therefore, he rushed to his
friend's room to inform him about it, but he went into the wrong
room, where Rauf's wife was."

After a quarrel, Rauf lodged a complaint at the nearby police
station.

The police have released the two Pakistanis on bail, pending
further investigation. (bsr)