The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Jakarta | Sat, August 03 2013, 6:11 PM
Once is never enough for Jakarta’s underworld kingpin Hercules Rozario Marshal, who after being release from prison will likely be arrested on extortion and money laundering charges.
“The arrest follows up reports by several people,” West Jakarta Police Comr. Titien said on Saturday.
She said according to the reports, Hercules was behind a string of extortion and money laundering activities dating back to 2006.
Hercules’s lawyer Agung Sri Purnomo said that his client had been informed that he would face other charges after his release but was not aware of the police’s plan to arrest him.
Agung alleged somebody could have used Hercules’ name while he was in jail.
West Jakarta Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Hengki Haryadi said besides Hercules, the police had also identified 163 other culprits implicated in extortion activites.
Hercules spent the last four months and 27 days in jail after an incident at a police security briefing in Meruya Kembangan area. (ian/dic)