Sembiring's case not closed

Sembiring's case not closed

Police are still investigating the murder of controversial
ex-convict Johny Sembiring, 62, said City Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Mochammad Hindarto. Sembiring is alleged to have been killed by a
rival in a gang conflict.

"The case is still open and we have found strong indications
of the alleged role of a gang of debt collectors in the case.
More evidence is needed to nab the suspects," Hindarto said
Saturday.

In August, Sembiring and his driver Tumiran, 28, were
kidnapped by a group of seven men in a van, shortly after
Sembiring left his office in Central Jakarta.

Tumiran was released by the kidnappers the same evening in the
Jonggol district, Bogor, while Sembiring was found dead the
following day in the Cariu district, an area not far from
Jonggol.

Sembiring's car was found burned out in the Tambun district,
Bekasi.

Sembiring, a repeat offender, had opened a debt collecting
agency in the Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta before he died.

Hindarto said he still believed in the theory that rival debt
collectors killed Sembiring. (bsr)