Bombing suspects reenact crime at Istiqlal Mosque<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The sequence of events leading to the powerful
\nblast at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque that shocked the country was
\nreenacted on Tuesday by seven suspects, all street musicians.<\/p>\n
Under the heavy guard of detectives and Elite Police Mobile
\nBrigade officers, the reenactment took at least one and a half
\nhours. The event attracted scores of motorists and passersby who
\nwatched the seven men arriving at the mosque compound, place the
\nfake explosive devices and "leave" the site.<\/p>\n
The suspects were not allowed to speak to the press and police
\nwere also tightlipped about the case.<\/p>\n
"Please don't disturb the suspects. We're now examining
\nwhether their confessions matched the actual actions," an officer
\nsaid, adding that all relevant information was disclosed by City
\nPolice chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman a day earlier.<\/p>\n
During the reenactment, the seven suspects -- Wawan, Boy,
\nRully, Suradi, Semi, Japra and Usi, aged between 17 and 22 --
\nperformed their alleged roles in the blast that rocked the ground
\nfloor of the biggest mosque in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Noegroho said the seven men -- who all lived in a
\nrented house in Ciledug, South Jakarta -- had allegedly committed
\nthe crime after being threatened by a group of unidentified
\npeople.<\/p>\n
They were allegedly ordered to carry out the mission via
\nwritten messages sent by the group, who threatened to kill the
\nsuspects' families should they fail in the assignment.<\/p>\n
Preliminary police investigations revealed that contact
\nbetween the masterminds of the blast and the couriers for their
\nmessages was never realized through face-to-face communication.<\/p>\n
Out of the seven suspects, only Wawan had admitted meeting
\nwith those who sent the written orders.<\/p>\n
The bombs, said to be of a potent mixture of trinitrotoluene
\n(TNT) and potassium chlorate (KCLO3), exploded at 3:20 p.m. on
\nApril 19 and shattered the windows and property of 21 offices of
\nvarious Islamic organizations on the mosque's ground floor.<\/p>\n
During the reenactment on Tuesday, the suspects, except for
\nRully, reportedly left their house in Ciledug in a blue metallic
\nEscudo jeep.<\/p>\n
Inside the car, three explosive devices and written orders for
\ntheir detonation were supposedly placed by the masterminds, or
\ntheir associates.<\/p>\n
The bombs were put inside a 20 centimeter by 40 centimeter
\nwooden box, which was kept in a black plastic bag.<\/p>\n
The jeep -- traced by its color and number plate -- was said
\nto be owned by Arimbi, a female volunteer at a social welfare
\nfoundation, Forum Insan Sejati, in the Kebon Sirih area, not far
\nfrom the mosque.<\/p>\n
Noegroho said the seven had received in the past different
\nkinds of "training skills", including English courses, at the
\nfoundation.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Arimbi told police her car was at a vehicle repair
\nshop when the blast took place.<\/p>\n
Before arriving at the mosque, the seven suspects, following
\norders received in a message were told to pick up an RX-King
\nmotorcycle at "a certain place" near a bakso (meatball) stall in
\nGondangdia area, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
During the enactment, the motorcycle was used by Wawan and
\nRoy, while their other alleged accomplices remained inside the
\njeep.<\/p>\n
Upon their arrival at the mosque compound, the car was parked
\nin front of the Jakarta Cathedral and the motorcycle was left in
\nthe mosque parking lot.<\/p>\n
Suradi carried the plastic bag, which he later handed to Wawan
\nat the front gate of the mosque.<\/p>\n
Wawan then carried the plastic bag with Boy, who then asked to
\nstop to buy bottled tea. While waiting for Boy, Wawan met his
\nfriend Alex, a shoe shiner in the area.<\/p>\n
A few minutes later, Boy and Wawan walked inside the mosque
\nwhere they met Rully, who was already waiting in front of the
\noffice of the Indonesian Islamic Women's Organization Conference.<\/p>\n
In the reenactment, Boy watched while Rully placed the plastic
\nbag on the floor and Wawan read out the written orders, including
\nhow to activate the button on the box.<\/p>\n
The three then left the building. Rully went to the toilet and
\nWawan and Boy left the mosque compound.<\/p>\n
In the parking lot, Boy asked Wawan to stop for another drink.
\nAfter finishing their drinks, the two were about to depart when
\nthe bombs exploded.<\/p>\n
Imron, a mosque security guard, gave chase, but the two
\nmanaged to escape and then successfully evaded attempts by Nur
\nAkmal, a parking attendant, to block their passage.<\/p>\n
The two then joined their accomplices, except for Rully, at a
\nparking lot of a Ciledug theater, where they had been previously
\nordered to abandon the vehicles.<\/p>\n
So far, police claim to be still in the dark about the blast.
\n(emf)<\/p>",
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