Police nab robbery suspects

Police nab robbery suspects

JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta police have arrested two suspects
of last year's fatal robbery on the Jagorawi toll road. They were
arrested in their hideouts in the town of Jember.

Jember Police Precinct Chief Lt. Col. A Madjid Tawil told
Antara yesterday that Ag, 35, and Mc, 37, were arrested Monday.

"They were hiding at a relative's house in Tanggul, Jember.
They did not resist when arrested," Madjid said.

Another suspect, DD, is still at large.

Madjid said Bogor police had been tracking the suspects since
they left Bogor.

Police believed the suspects also robbed the Banyuwangi
Danamon Bank branch some time ago.

Jember and Banyuwangi are on East Java's most eastern tip.

"The suspects have been transferred to Bogor for further
processing," Madjid said.

But Bogor Police Chief Lt. Col. Ruslan Riza said he knew
nothing about the arrest.

"I don't know. No one told me about that," he said yesterday.

Private firm employee Zaenudin Lesmana was killed in the
robbery took place on Oct. 11 last year.

The armed robbers made off with Rp 230 million (US$98,797),
while the victims' companions, Tjetje Tadjuddin and Nurdin Lubis
were unhurt.

Tjetje and Nurdin were the key witnesses to the robbery but
Bogor Police then detained them as suspects.

Ten days later Tjetje was tortured to death in police custody
and a police first lieutenant was sacked over the incident.

Rumors have it the armed robbery involved soldiers because the
gun used by the robbers was a type the Army uses. (sur/24)