Autopsy conducted on Al-Ghozi<\/p>\n
ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Madiun, East Java<\/p>\n
The remains of the convicted terrorist and prison escapee Fathur
\nRohman Al-Ghozi was transported to Surakarta last night for an
\nautopsy, following suspicions by his family that Al-Ghozi was
\ndeliberately murdered by the Philippine security forces.<\/p>\n
\"The remains of Al-Ghozi are finally in our hands, but we
\nfound something strange about the body. Previous reports said
\nthat he was shot in a gun battle, but we found here that there
\nwere sewn wounds on the body.<\/p>\n
\"Only the full autopsy may be able to shed more light over
\nwhether he was killed in a gun battle or deliberately murdered,\"
\nRusman, the spokesperson of the Al-Ghozi family, told reporters
\nat the house of Al-Ghozi in Mojorejo subdistrict, Madiun on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
The remains of Al-Ghozi arrived in Surabaya on Wednesday night
\nfrom the Philippines, and were immediately transported to
\nMojorejo subdistrict for burial.<\/p>\n
However, the planned burial on Thursday morning was eventually
\ncanceled after the family consulted with members of the Muslim
\nLawyers Team (TPM), who considered that the autopsy had to be
\ndone to determine the cause of Al-Ghozi's death.<\/p>\n
The official account stated that Al-Ghozi was killed in a
\nbrief shoot-out near the town of Pigkawayan, Cotabato province,
\nin the southern Philippines late on Sunday in a raid launched by
\nsecurity forces.<\/p>\n
The shoot-out ended the long journey of Al Ghozi, who was last
\nyear sentenced to 17 years in jail in Manila for illegal
\npossession of explosives. Al-Ghozi, who was said to be one of the
\ntop operatives for the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), escaped from prison
\nin June, and was on the run before he was killed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on late Thursday, members of TPM who also defended
\nseveral Bali bombers, including Fachmi Bachmid, and other Muslim
\nactivists were seen escorting the body of Al-Ghozi, which was
\ntransported by ambulance to Surakarta from his house.
\nMahendradatta, another TPM member, said that Al-Ghozi would have
\nan autopsy in Moewardi Hospital in Surakarta.<\/p>\n
Fachmi said that Surakarta was chosen because it had several
\nhospitals that were well-equipped. Fachmi also said that several
\nnoted doctors had expressed their readiness to conduct the
\nautopsy, including Abdul Mun'im Idris from the University of
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
After the autopsy, the remains of Al-Ghozi would be
\ntransported back to Mojorejo subdistrict in Madiun for burial.<\/p>",
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