Robbery, violent protest in Bekasi

Robbery, violent protest in Bekasi

JAKARTA (JP): Two more criminal acts added on Thursday to the
crime record in the Bekasi area, with one incident relating to a
violent robbery, and another to a violent protest, city police
spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Friday.

"In the robbery case, the victim was shot dead, while in the
protest case, a hotel sustained severe damages," Zainuri said.

He said that in the latest Bekasi robbery, a suspected robber
shot on Thursday morning an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver to
death, and rode off with the driver's motorcycle in the Pincang
Lie village of Pebayuran, Bekasi.

"The victim, identified only as 30-year-old Wasta, was a
resident of Karawang, West Java," Zainuri said.

"The robber acted as if he wanted a ride, and then shot the
driver and ran off with the motorcycle."

Meanwhile, some 200 local residents from Cikarang pelted
stones at Hotel Cikarang on Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 13, in
Cikarang, Bekasi, for allegedly permitting prostitutes to operate
from the premises.

The hotel, owned by 40-year-old Evi Kusfianto Amar, suffered
damages worth Rp 300 million (US$42,860). (ylt)