Two declared suspects in Sunday murders

Two declared suspects in Sunday murders

JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police declared on Tuesday two
suspects in connection with the murder of a Police mobile brigade
(Brimob) private and a civilian early on Sunday morning.

Central Jakarta police chief of detectives Capt. Hendra
Suhartiyono identified the two as Syafiq and Ichsan.

"We are still investigating this case," Hendra said.

As reported earlier, First Pvt. Abraham Mau, 23, and civilian
Belly Sihombing, 25, died in a gang fight on Sunday morning at
the B.C. (Broadcast) Cafe in the Sarinah building on Jl. Thamrin,
Central Jakarta.

Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said the
Police would keep details of the investigation confidential since
it concerned the death of a member of the force and allegedly
involved R.M. Sahid Abishalom BN, alias Abi, 25, the son of the
chairman of the Pemuda Pancasila youth organization, Yapto
Soerjosoemarno.

The police have questioned several witnesses over the case,
including Abi, Abi's brother Yedidiah S.K. Soerjosoemarno, Andi
Samapati, the security guard of BC cafe and a close friend of
Abi's, and Abi's friends Panji Arisoma, Fachmi, Reno and Syafiq.
(ylt)