Armed visitor to court apprehended<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police carried out a raid yesterday against
\nsuspected armed visitors at the West Jakarta District Court and
\narrested one person.<\/p>\n
According to City Police spokesman Bambang Haryoko, the
\nsuspect, identified as Salomo H. Pasaribu, was arrested for
\nillegal possession of a gun and bullets.<\/p>\n
\"The gun is the pistol type,\" the spokesman said. \"We're still
\nexamining the bullets,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Bambang refused to give further details on the characteristics
\nof the gun and bullets.<\/p>\n
Bambang also gave no further information on the identity of
\nthe suspect or the origin of the gun and bullets.<\/p>\n
\"He's not a member of the Armed Forces (ABRI),\" he insisted.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said that the raid, which was carried out prior to
\nthe trial of Yorrys Raweyai from the powerful Pemuda Pancasila
\nyouth organization, ended with the arrest of about 15 persons,
\nincluding an ABRI member, not one, as was claimed by the police.<\/p>\n
Some said that the 15 people were arrested after police
\nconducted body searches and found guns and sharp weapons in their
\npossession.<\/p>\n
Some witnesses claimed the raid, led by the head of city
\npolice major crime unit Lt. Col. Gories Mere, was unusual because
\nit took place at a respectable court office.<\/p>\n
Bambang replied: \"Do not refer to the search as a raid,
\nbecause it was carried out for the sake of court order.\"<\/p>\n
Such similar operations, by law, can be carried out during a
\nmovie at a cinema, for example, if police strongly believed that
\nthere are suspects inside the theater, the spokesman explained.<\/p>\n
Yesterday's trial, about the alleged role of Yorrys in illegal
\ngambling games, was postponed due to the absence of the judges.
\n(bsr)<\/p>",
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