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Police arrest cop, hunt fugitives in multiple rape case in Central Sulawesi
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police officer has been named a suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Parigi Moutong regency in Central Sulawesi, following the arrest of two other suspects, who fled to Kalimantan, over the weekend.
The case is being handled by the Parigi Moutong Police with the assistance of the Central Sulawesi Police.
Central Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Agus Nugroho said the officer with the rank of second inspector from Parigi Moutong Police was detained at the police detention center in the provincial capital of Palu on Saturday evening after being interrogated by investigators about the alleged rape.
The suspect has been identified only by his initials HDR.
"Tonight we finished questioning a member of the police and we immediately named him a suspect," Agus said on Saturday as quoted by kompas.com.
The two fugitives, meanwhile, were arrested separately in North Kalimantan and East Kalimantan earlier on Saturday. They were to be brought to Palu on Sunday.
The police have so far named a total of 11 suspects, who allegedly raped the girl individually over the course of nine months.
