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epok Police arrested an East Jakarta resident named Munawan who allegedly stole two laptops from a US citizen, David Tucker, who lives in Depok, West Java.

“The laptops have [allegedly] been sold for Rp 4 million [US$300] [each] and the money has been used for paying debts,” said the head of the Cimmangis criminal investigation department, First Inspector Suparno, on Monday, as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.

Police arrested Munawan while he was queuing at a gas station in Pasar Rebo in East Jakarta on Saturday.

Police said they would charge him with a Criminal Code violation concerning theft that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.

Munawan and David knew each other, Suparno said. David, who studies at the State University of Indonesia, became friends with Munawan after the two agreed to teach each other their native languages.

Police found no sign of damage in David’s house, Suparno said. In the alleged robbery, Munawan allegedly duplicated David’s home keys and stole David’s laptop when the latter went to Bali two weeks ago.