Soldier arrested over shooting

Soldier arrested over shooting

Evi Mariani, Jakarta

The Central Jakarta Police arrested an Army soldier, Second Sgt.
Agus Rianto Sinaga, on Tuesday for allegedly shooting a 22-year-
old civilian, Hendarlan, at the low-cost apartments in Tanah
Tinggi, Johar Baru, Central Jakarta.

Agus was arrested at his home on Jl. Kesehatan in Central
Jakarta. He was handed over to the Jakarta Military Police, who
are now investigating the case.

Hendarlan suffered three bullet wounds -- one in the left
knee, left calf and right thigh respectively. He was rushed to
the Jakarta Islamic Hospital in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta,
but his condition was said to not be life-threatening.

The dispute between the two men started on Saturday night when
Hendarlan and his friends were gathered outside an apartment on
the second floor, where Agus' girlfriend, Yeyen, lives.

On her way to her apartment, she passed and greeted them. The
men started to tease her in a way that was taken by Yeyen to be
verbal harassment. Yeyen then told Agus about the incident and he
later confronted them.

The verbal quarrel turned ugly when Hendarlan threw a glass at
Agus, wounding him on the head.

To avoid the dispute worsening, other tenants brought the two
men to the Johar Baru police station where Agus and Hendarlan
signed a peace agreement in front of police officers.

But on Tuesday at around 1:30 a.m., Agus came back to
Hendarlan's apartment and kicked the door open before opening
fire on the sleeping Hendarlan.

The gunshots woke other tenants. Some of them chased Agus into
the parking lot where he had parked his car. He managed to get
away from his pursuers before finally being arrested by the
police.

Jakarta Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. Apang Sopandi
confirmed the arrest and said that the suspect was being
questioned at Jakarta Military Police headquarters.