Two officers to be queried over killing

Two officers to be queried over killing

JAKARTA (JP): City police will question two West Sumatra
policemen for allegedly lending a gun to a man, who then used it
to fatally shoot his love rival here late last week.

City police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said yesterday
that the two policemen, identified only as First Sergeant JH and
First Sergeant Nv, have already been arrested in Sumatra for
lending a .38 caliber Colt revolver to an unauthorized person.

"Their presence here will only be as witnesses in the dossier
of Erfiandy Taufik, 28, the suspect," Iman told reporters.

"The two officers will be processed at their headquarters for
lending the gun to the suspect," the spokesman said.

The suspect, who is currently under intensive investigation by
the city police, was charged with shooting his senior colleague,
Lukman Lijas, 58, in a Volvo sedan on Jl. Suprapto in Cempaka
Putih, Central Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon.

The single shot to Lukman's head killed the financial manager
of a garment company instantly.

Based on preliminary investigations, police said that the
motive for the shooting was a love affair. Both the suspect and
the victim had a close relationship Yunita, a university student.

Lukman, a father of two children, had an on-going love affair
with the girl, Yunita, which began three years ago in Padang.

About a year ago, Lukman introduced Yunita to his colleague,
Erfiandy, who fell in love with her.

Due to the difference in their ages, Lukman, who was already
in Jakarta, allowed Erfiandy to keep company with Yunita.

After several months, Yunita decided that Erfiandy was not the
man she thought he was so she asked Lukman to help separate her
from Erfiandy.

Lukman brought Yunita to Jakarta, bought her a house and a car
and arranged for her to continue her studies at a private
university. He warned Erfiandy to stay away from her.

Erfiandy, who had many friends among the police, planned to
get even with Lukman.

On Saturday, he flew to Jakarta and became involved in a
heated argument with his senior at Yunita's house, which is
located close to Lukman's at a housing complex in North Jakarta.

Lukman then drove Erfiandy back to his hotel. While in the
car, Erfiandy pointed the gun at Lukman's head, telling him not
to get involved in his relationship with Yunita.

When Lukman threatened to call the police, Erfiandy got angry
and pulled the trigger.

Knowing he was being hunted by the police, Erfiandy gave
himself up at a nearby police station seven hours later.

Spokesman Iman gave no further explanation whether police
would also plan to investigate the on-duty airport officers at
both the Tabing airport in the West Sumatra capital of Padang and
the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport here.

Erfiandy told the Jakarta police that he was able to carry the
gun from Sumatra to Jakarta by airplane. He hid the gun in such a
way that the airport security officers did not detect it. (bsr)