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he Jakarta Police are cooperating with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to investigate the possible criminal record of a suspect who allegedly mutilated a man over a business dispute.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said on Tuesday that the police needed to further investigate the 32-year-old suspect’s background in China because the suspect, Alanshia, had lived there for around 30 years before residing in Indonesia.

Rikwanto said Alanshia, an Indonesian of Chinese descent, was born and lived for two years in Indonesia before he moved to China. He later returned to Indonesia.

“We want to find out whether he is on the Chinese police’s most wanted [DPO] list,” he told The Jakarta Post. “We’re still awaiting the results of the investigation.”

Alanshia, who was arrested in Surabaya, East Java, allegedly mutilated Tony Arifin Djomin, 45, after the victim tried to collect Alanshia’s debts of Rp 200 million (US$20,600) accumulated through soccer gambling.

Tony came to Alanshia’s shop, the location of the murder, at the Marina Mediterania Residence in Ancol, North Jakarta, on Monday, but apparently a fight between the two ensued.

Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Putut Eko Bayuseno said that Alanshia was angry because the victim had confiscated the suspect’s BMW, while Alanshia considered the car was worth more than his debts.

Rikwanto said the police were also investigating the suspect’s gambling practices.

He said the North Jakarta Police were trying to establish how the suspect had an Indonesian identity card.

Alanshia is registered as a resident of Pisangan Baru subdistrict in Matraman, East Jakarta.

According to Alanshia’s testimony, the murder took place when Tony attacked him using a sharp instrument, with the suspect defending himself with whatever means he could before finally killing his attacker.

It is further alleged that Alanshia mutilated Tony’s body into 11 parts early on Tuesday and left his remains in the shop.

During the identification and autopsy at the National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, the Pademangan Police reported that a man named Tony Arifin Djomin had been reported missing since Monday by his wife. Police found the characteristics of the body parts matched those of Tony.

Raiding Alanshia’s house, the police found 140 ecstasy pills, 32.35 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 60 grams of white powder, which the police said they had yet to identify.

Another mutilation case occurred in the capital earlier this month.

The police arrested BS and T on March 6 for their alleged involvement in the case, where the victim’s body parts were found on Cikampek toll road in East Jakarta the day before.

University of Indonesia criminologist Bambang Widodo Umar said external factors, like revenge, could lead to murderers mutilating their victims.

He said mutilation was also a way for perpetrators to cover their tracks, although he added that the method was uncommon.

“Not all people are able to mutilate a body,” he said.

Bambang explained the police needed to cooperate with Interpol because the suspect could have built ties with people in China, where he used to live. Their investigation, Bambang said, could lead to other possible motives behind the murder, as he could have been hired to commit the crime. (cor)