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)