Shots fired at lawyer's office

JAKARTA (JP): Unidentified people fired shots at the office of lawyer Frans Hendra Winarta on Jl. Kelapa Gading Boulevard, North Jakarta, on Wednesday evening, breaking the windows.

Frans, who arrived at the office at about 8 p.m., was told of the incident by his associates. Two bullets were found on the floor of the two-story building.

Several minutes later, another shot was heard and a bullet hit the office door, persuading lawyers and other employees to lie low. No one was injured in the incident.

Six police officers from the Kelapa Gading Police station were sent to the law office later in the day.

Frans suspected the shooting was connected to a case his office is handling.

He said he was currently representing Hartono, a notorious here, whose house on Jl. WR. Supratman in Surabaya would be auctioned by Bank Artha Graha.

"I placed an advertisement in Kompas daily today, to challenge the auction plan. I believed the shooting is connected to the case," Frans told The Jakarta Post. (jun)