'Pos Kota' employees robbed

'Pos Kota' employees robbed

JAKARTA (JP): Two employees of the Pos Kota morning daily,
well renowned for its crime stories, were robbed by three men who
stole their bag containing a cheque worth Rp 50 million and Rp 34
million in cash. The incident took place behind their office on
Jl. Kejayaan, West Jakarta, on Monday.

Eye witnesses said the three robbers had been sitting in a
nearby roadside stall before intercepting Kamdi and Iie, who were
about to go to a bank to deposit the money.

Kamdi and Iie work in the advertising department of the
newspaper.

Kamdi and Iie said the robbers grabbed the bag and threatened
to stab the two members of staff with a machete if they tried to
resist.

The victims shouted for help as the robbers escaped on two
motorcycles, a police officer quoted the victims as saying.

A police detective who happened to be in the area tried to
chase the robbers on a motorcycle, witnesses said.

He, however, failed to arrest the three men because his
motorcycle stalled. (jun)