Bomb suspects in police custody<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The three men arrested in an East Jakarta
\napartment last week on charges of making bombs and plotting a
\npolitical maneuver have been transferred from the city's military
\ncommand to police headquarters for further investigation.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the
\nsuspects, who were arrested in Klender, were moved to Jakarta
\nPolice Headquarters on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Aritonang refused to name the three. He identified them only
\nas students and used their initials: MY, 25, AR, 24, and NP, 28.<\/p>\n
\"We've also received some documents supporting the
\nauthorities' allegations,\" Aritonang, who refused to disclose the
\ncontent of the documents but said that they included an
\nIndonesian passport, said.<\/p>\n
The three suspects were arrested in a raid launched by
\nmilitary personnel last Friday during which remote control
\ndevices, homemade bombs and chemical ingredients were
\nconfiscated.<\/p>\n
Sucipto, the neighborhood chief who checked on the suspects
\nbefore their apartment was raided, said he saw the personnel
\nremove bags containing remote controls, chemical liquids and
\nbombs.<\/p>\n
But Aritonang said the police did not received the evidence in
\nthe way Sucipto described.<\/p>\n
\"There were no bombs or explosives in there.\"<\/p>\n
He also refused to say whether the three were members of the
\nbanned youth organization Democratic People's Party (PRD) as
\nearlier claimed by the military command's spokesman, Lt. Col. DJ.
\nNachrowi.<\/p>\n
\"We've just begun our investigation. I can't say whether
\nthey're PRD members,\" Aritonang said.<\/p>\n
PRD was banned last year and its key leaders, mostly students,
\nimprisoned on charges of undermining the government.<\/p>\n
Nachrowi said separately yesterday his office had taken the
\nthree suspects' initial statements and examined the documents,
\nwhich suggest they were affiliated with PRD. The papers also
\ncontain articles on communism, he added.<\/p>\n
\"Based on those documents, we are sure that they are PRD
\nactivists and we suspect that they also have certain connections
\nwith the alleged bombmaker who was arrested in Tanah Tinggi
\napartment (in January).\"<\/p>\n
On Jan. 18, the military arrested Agus Priyono at his rented
\nroom in an apartment block and seized books, documents,
\ndiskettes, dozens of unfinished handmade bombs and materials
\nbelieved to be used to make bombs. (09\/cst)<\/p>",
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