Rp 70m stolen from ex-justice minister's house

Sat, 05/23/2009 1:24 PM  |  City

JAKARTA: Burglars broke into the residence of the former minister of Justice and Human Rights, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, in Kuningan, South Jakarta, in the wee hours of Friday morning, stealing a large sum of money.

They apparently got away Rp 70.6 million in cash (US$6,418), two cell phones and one digital camera.

"They broke into my house through a window while we were sleeping," Yusril said as quoted by vivanews.com.

Yusril first realized the theft had occurred at 9 a.m..

Detectives of South Jakarta Police said the thieves had entered the house through a window on the second floor, and had exited through the same window. - JP.

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