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Two More Arrested in Sanex Murder
Bayu Marhaenjati & Zaky Pawas | February 04, 2012

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The Jakarta Metro Police said on Friday that they had arrested two more suspects for the murder of a businessman in a Central Jakarta hotel last week, bringing the total number of suspects to five.

The head of Sanex Steeel, 50-year-old Tan Hari Tantono, known as Ayung, was found with stab wounds on his neck and stomach at the Swiss-Belhotel in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 26.

“We have arrested two more suspects,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said. “When we questioned them, they admitted they were involved.”

Rikwanto said that the two men in question were identified as D.N. and K.P.

“They were involved in beating the victim. We are still developing the case further,” the spokesman said.

A day after the murder, three people identified as C., A. and T. turned themselves in to police and confessed to killing Ayung.

The five suspects were reportedly enraged at Ayung after he refused to pay them Rp 600 million ($67,000), which he owed them because they had collected debts on his behalf.

A source at the Jakarta Police said earlier that all five were working for J.K., a notorious gang leader who controls rackets in Jakarta.

“We are still examining the motive [behind the murder] and whether [the suspects] belonged to a certain criminal group,” Rikwanto said.

He added that police did not yet plan to summon J.K. for questioning, but they were examining the victim’s background and ties to criminal activities.

“For now we are focusing on the [murder]. [The suspects] said that they were asking for money, but we haven’t ruled out other motives,” Rikwanto said. “We are looking at the chronology and whether the five were acting on their own or if others were involved.”

Jakarta Police violent crimes unit chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Helmy Santika said earlier that police were also pursuing the man who had booked the hotel room, identified as S.M.

Helmy said police were investigating whether Ayung had engaged in illegal operations. He was charged with document falsification in 2007. Although police have made little progress on the case, it has not been officially dropped.

Helmy said he believed Ayung had quarreled with his killers.

“The cigarette the victim was smoking was not finished. It is likely the cigarette was thrown at the suspects,” he said.