Singaporean robbed of $100,000

Singaporean robbed of $100,000

JAKARTA (JP): A visiting Singaporean businessman was robbed of
US$100,000 in front of the ITC Roxy Mas shopping center on Jl.
K.H. Hasyim Asyhari in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon, a
police report said.

According to Asst. Supt. Sukarmin Suryo from the Gambir Police
station, where the victim, Mohamed Fuad bin Abdul Samad, filed
the report, Mohamed was robbed by two men on a motorcycle when he
stepped out of a Silver Bird taxi and was about to cross the
street to go to the shopping center.

"After grabbing the money which was in a paper bag from the
Grand Hyatt hotel (where Mohamed was staying), the two
unidentified men sped off on their Honda Bebek motorcycle in the
direction of the Gadjah Mada area," the officer quoted Mohamed as
saying.

The Gambir Police officer handling the case could not be
reached on Saturday night to update the progress of the robbery
investigation.

Hendry, a close friend of Mohamed, told The Jakarta Post by
telephone that the victim had gone back to Singapore on Saturday,
but had offered a reward to anyone, including police officers,
who could return the stolen money. (bsr)