Six Indosat employees detained for stealing

Six Indosat employees detained for stealing

JAKARTA: Six employees of telecommunications giant Indosat
have been detained for pilfering Rp 420 million (US$45,161) worth
of goods from the company's warehouse, the chief of the Jakarta
Police's Criminal Investigation Department, Comr. Firli, said on
Monday.

The employees allegedly stole 4,200 prepaid cell phone cards
valued at Rp 100,000 each from the company warehouse in
Cengkareng, West Jakarta, between April and June 2004, said
Firli, adding that the theft had been reported to police after an
internal company audit in January revealed that the cards were
unaccounted for.

The six were identified as Esa Indra Prawira, Mochtar, Dian
Suhendra, Heri Siswanto, Nurman and Dedi Kharisman. They are
being charged with violating Section 363 of the Criminal Code
on theft, which carries a maximum sentence of eight years. --JP