S. Arabian found dead in hotel

S. Arabian found dead in hotel

JAKARTA (JP): A 29-year-old man with a Saudi Arabian passport
was found dead in a hotel room on Jl. Pramuka, Central Jakarta on
Monday, a police officer said.

The victim, identified as Shaker M.S. Akitaibi, is believed to
have died from a drug overdose, Central Jakarta Police detectives
chief Sr.Insp. Hendra Suhartiyono said.

"Shaker was found by a security guard at about 11 p.m. on
Sunday bent over a chair, with some medicine in plastic bags
beside him," said Hendra, adding that Shaker had checked into the
hotel last Wednesday.

The victim, who had a tourist visa, was taken to the morgue of
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) at about 2:30 a.m. for
a postmortem examination.

"We found remains of amphetamine and morphine in Shaker's
urine, which is usually found in users of shabu-shabu (crystal
methamphetamine)," said Mun'im Idris, a forensic doctor at RSCM.

He said there were some slash wounds on Shaker's arms. But he
was unable to analyze the medicines found beside the victim,
saying the police did not give him any samples before all the
evidence was taken to the police station.

"The victim may have been ill and undergoing medical
treatment, but it was an overdose that killed him," Mun'im said.

Management at the hotel declined to comment. Central Jakarta
Police detectives are investigating the case and have contacted
the Saudi Arabian Embassy. (07)