Relatives dump dead bodies for fear of responsibility
Fatima Sidiya; 6/7/08
Police officers yesterday arrested three expatriates who were found with a dead body in their car, Al-Madinah newspaper reported yesterday. The three men told police that a friend had asked them to dump the body, which was of an overstayer, near his consulate’s office in Jeddah. Officers said the man had died a natural death. Meanwhile, the dead body of an Indonesian woman was recently found inside a bag in front of the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah. Another woman was found dead and wrapped in a carpet near a garbage can. Maj. Abdul Muhsin Al-Mayman, spokesman for Makkah police, said, “These incidents do happen here (in Makkah) but not often. Things like this happen due to fear of being questioned by authorities, especially since these people don’t have official documents and might be overstayers.” He added, “They leave them so officials can give them a decent burial… the police get forensic experts to check the bodies and ascertain the cause of death. In fact, sometimes the bodies are in coffins.” Arab News attempted to contact both the Filipino and Indonesian consulates, but no one was available for comment.
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