Police have arrested Alanshia, 32, the individual accused of mutilating a man last Monday at a store at Marina Mediterania Residence in Ancol, North Jakarta, after the victim tried to collect his debts.

Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Putut Eko Bayuseno told reporters on Friday that Alanshia, aka Aliong, was arrested in Surabaya, East Java, on Thursday. This statement runs counter to several media reports that said the man gave himself up.

Putut said it is alleged that the suspect killed the victim, who was identified as Tony Arifin Djomin, 45, because he took offence to the manner in which Tony asked him to pay his debts. Tony came to Alanshia’s shop — the location of the murder — on Monday, but apparently a fight between the two ensued.

“The suspect owed the victim around Rp 200 million [US$20,600] from soccer gambling,” Putut said. “The victim confiscated the suspect’s BMW in exchange but the suspect was angry because the car was worth more than his debts.”

Putut quoted Alanshia as saying that Tony attacked him first using a sharp instrument and the suspect defended himself with whatever he could grab before Alanshia finally killed him.

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

During the time the identification and autopsy were being carried out 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 that the characteristics of the body parts matched those of Tony.

North Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Muhammad Iqbal said that investigators were still questioning the suspect and continuing with their investigation.

Iqbal added that police were seeking evidence to prove whether Alanshia was under the influence of drugs when he mutilated Tony’s body because police also found 140 ecstasy pills, 32.35 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 60 grams of white powder, which police have yet to identify, at his house.

“Alanshia said the drugs were Tony’s. But we are still investigating this,” Iqbal said. Alanshia faces charges of premeditated murder and up to life imprisonment.

“We will talk about the drugs matter later,” Iqbal said.

According to Iqbal, Alanshia fought with some people in Surabaya prior to his arrest.

“When police asked for his ID, Alanshia could show nothing because they were at his house,” he said.

Alanshia, a Chinese descendant who was born in Indonesia, received Indonesian citizenship in 2009. Police say people never knew who his parents were.

Aged only 2-years-old, baby Alanshia was taken to China by a family who then adopted him. There is no official confirmation on the date he returned to Indonesia, but police said that Alanshia had been living alone all these years. (fzm)

Mutilation cases in Jakarta

March 6, 2013
Police arrested and named BS and T for their alleged involvement in a mutilation case, where the victim’s body parts were found on the Cikampek toll road in East Jakarta on March 5. Police said Darna Sri Astuti, the victim, died after BS, her husband, allegedly repeatedly assaulted her and that BS then mutilated her body allegedly to make it easier for him to carry her and mislead anyone who would find the parts. T, the couple’s maid, allegedly helped BS throw the body parts on the toll road.

January 2010
Street vendor Baekuni, 49, made headlines following his arrest on Jan. 8 after he confessed to sodomizing, killing and mutilating 14 boys between 10 and 12 years of age. Baekuni, alias Babe, said he mutilated his victims to cover his tracks. The Jakarta High Court sentenced him to death for sodomy and the premeditated murder of four street children.

Sept. 29, 2008
Parts of a male body were found in two red plastic bags under the seat of a Mayasari Bakti bus connecting Pulo Gadung in East Jakarta and Kali Deres in West Jakarta. Police found that the body parts belonged to a man named Hendra and named his wife Sri Rumiyati a suspect.

July 12, 2008
A mutilated body was found in Ragunan, South Jakarta. The victim was identified as Heri Santoso. Police arrested two men, Verry Idham Henryansyah, alias Ryan, 30, and Noval, 28, over the murder. A few days later, police found four bodies buried in the backyard of a house belonging to Ryan.

Source: The Jakarta Post

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