S. Korean man found dead hanging himself

Monday, June 25 2012 - 12:47 AM WIB

By Godang Sitompul

Choi Jae Won (44), a South Korean man was found dead - believed as having hung himself - in his house at Darmawangsa Raya St. No P3/7 in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, late on Saturday. He is the son of the CEO of Kodeco, a South Korean oil company, which is a partner of Indonesian state-owned PT Pertamina Hulu Energi in West Madura offshore project.

?He was found (dead) yesterday. The first to find him was the house maid,? said Kebayoran Baru Police Chief Maulana Hamdan. Choi was believed to have killed himself by hanging.

Spokesman of upstream oil and gas regulator BPMigas Gde Pradnyana confirmed that Choi was the son of the top official at Kodeco. ?The Choi Senior is currently overseas,? he said.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak

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