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Notorious Gang Boss Could Be Behind Sanex Steel Murder: Jakarta Police
Zaky Pawas | February 03, 2012

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pakpeter
5:18am Feb 11, 2012

haha, I think the poor and deprived in Indonesia would rather be poor and deprived in the USA, Europe or Australia.

wilber
2:54am Feb 11, 2012

Period of introspeksi required then ?


jimmymcgila
11:03pm Feb 10, 2012

But Indonesia Today is a very lucky country...I know poverty and deprivation is still a problem But if you look at USA, Eropa, Australia for example These countries also have very big problems with poverty & deprovation So Indo. should count itself VERY Lucky in the global situation Today. Indonesia is in a very strong position (problems will always be there in Wealth & emerging nations That wont change) But the Real Challenge is to maintain STABILITY & slow down a bit and dont try to advance too quickly..This Idea of too fast advancement is a receipy for Disaster Indonesia should as a very potentially wealthy country (My opinion) Slow down a bit and analyise the sitjuation


jimmymcgila
10:15pm Feb 9, 2012

Every Big city in the World has a huge crime problem So Jakarta no different. Honesty is the best policy. My father said to me when I was a young boy "If you fly with the Crows you will get shot with the crows"

shytallnight
12:57pm Feb 4, 2012

If he is known to be a 'notorious' gang leader is this not an end to the case already?

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The Jakarta Metro Police are investigating links between a notorious gang leader and the murder of a businessman in a Central Jakarta hotel last week.

Three people identified as C., A. and T. turned themselves in to police on Jan. 27 and confessed to killing Tan Hari Tantono, 50, known as Ayung, the head of Sanex Steel.

Ayung was found with stab wounds on his neck and stomach at the Swiss-Belhotel in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 26.

Despite the three men’s confession, however, eyebrows were raised after police obtained the hotel’s surveillance camera footage, which showed that besides Ayung, five others had been in the room with him the night he was killed.

A source at the Jakarta Police identified one of those men as J.K., a notorious gang leader who controls rackets in Jakarta. The identity of the fifth man was unknown.

“We are still investigating the connection [between J.K. and the murder]. We haven’t planned to summon [J.K.], but we will if it is necessary,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said when asked to confirm the source’s information.

“We are also investigating the victim’s background, who he was, what his job was and what his activities were.”

The source said J.K. arrived at the room shortly after the three suspects fled the scene.

Police said earlier that the three were 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.

Jakarta Police violent crimes unit chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Helmy Santika said police were also investigating the man who had booked the hotel room.

Helmy said Ayung had a quarrel with his killers.

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

Rikwanto said police were also investigating other possible motives for the murder.

“We are not relying only on the suspects’ remarks,” he said, adding that police would look to Ayung’s cellphone records for possible leads.

“Police will use all clues to help solve the case,” he said.