Three wounded in KPI office attack

JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified group of one hundred men attacked the office of the Indonesian Sailors' Union (KPI) at Jl Cikini 58, in the Menteng district of Central Jakarta early on Tuesday, injuring three employees.

In addition to hurting the three KPI employees, identified as Iswandi, 30, Salam, 25 and Iwan, 28, the attackers also damaged the office doors, windows, and equipment inside the office.

As of Tuesday noon, the wounded employees still lay in bed at the Baruna medical clinic behind the KPI office.

According to Menteng Police chief Comr. Eky H.S. who had questioned several witnesses, such an attack was sparked off by revenge among the previous KPI board of executives.

The office was also the subject of a revenge attack in April last year.

KPI chairman Elison Hutasoit said the alleged attackers were hired by members of old KPI board whose positions at KPI had been taken by new board members.

However, Eky said police would not just trust Elison's testimony until further investigations into the case had been carried out. (01)