Trigger happy officer wanted

Trigger happy officer wanted

JAKARTA (JP): Police are hunting for a police officer who shot
a senior high school student on Sunday morning in Kemayoran,
Central Jakarta.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. M. Ibrahim said the
shooter of James Sumampauw, 17, could be an officer from the
Kemayoran Police, the Central Jakarta Police, or the City Police.

The crime, in which the victim survived, took place on Jl.
Benyamin Sueb. James will be asked to identify the officer.

"We will show the victim pictures of police officers who were
on duty that morning," Ibrahim said yesterday.

He said if found guilty, the officer could be court-
martialled.

Anonymous witnesses said three police patrol officers tried to
disperse several youths who were racing motorcycles in the area.

They said James, a student of PSKD senior high school, was
caught and beaten by one of the officers.

A witness said the officer ordered James to run before
shooting him. A relative of James said he was shot in the
stomach.

James' brother, Yance Sumampauw, said James was beaten and
then shot by the officer. "He is a good boy. He was never
involved in motorcycle races.

"We will sue the police for shooting my brother. Even if he
was in a race, the officer had no right to shoot him," Yance said
at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.

He said James told his mother he was going to his friend's
home at 5 a.m. "My mother received a call, saying James was shot
at 6 a.m."

James who lives on Jl. Kebon Bawang, North Jakarta, was
recovering yesterday. (jun)