Father wakes up to nightmare of son on the run<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): At his tiny house in a small alley in East
\nJakarta, Sucahyo never expected to be bombarded with visits from
\npolice and intelligence officers.<\/p>\n
That was until he heard that his eldest son was accused of
\nbeing the key suspect in an audacious attempted armed robbery of
\na bank and a blast at a shopping center on the morning of April
\n15.<\/p>\n
He never imagined that his home on Jl. Cipinang Cempedak III
\nwould be visited so frequently, closely watched by plainclothes
\npolice officers in every corner of the alley.<\/p>\n
\"I really don't know where my son is right now,\" the 67-year-
\nold responded when asked if he knew of any clues to the
\nwhereabouts of Amir, also known as Edi Rianto or Umar.<\/p>\n
Sleep is now elusive for the father of seven children and
\ngrandfather of 17. Every day, the police take him on long tours
\nof the city, visiting homes of relatives and friends where his
\nson may have left clues.<\/p>\n
\"The police have asked me over the last three days to
\naccompany them from the afternoon to the early morning to search
\nfor my son,\" the military veteran told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n
His throat and eyes hurt following long hours of questioning
\nby the police.<\/p>\n
Sucahyo admitted he met his son for the last time on April 15,
\nthe day of the crimes. He recalled that one of Amir's thighs was
\nbleeding.<\/p>\n
\"He came here at about 3 p.m. with three of his friends who
\nwaited outside the house,\" Sucahyo said.<\/p>\n
The blast at Hayam Wuruk Plaza occurred at about 11:10 a.m.,
\nwhile the attempted robbery happened 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n
The four men left the house, riding two becak (pedicab),
\nSucahyo said.<\/p>\n
Amir is said to be the leader of the group Angkatan Mujahiddin
\nIslam Nusantara (AMIN), based in Caringin Maseng subdistrict, in
\nCijeruk, Bogor.<\/p>\n
The group reportedly provided military-style training to its
\nmembers and planned robberies of several big banks in Jakarta to
\nraise funds for its activities.<\/p>\n
Electronic expert<\/p>\n
Police have given little information about Amir. They only
\nrevealed he was an activist in an Islamic affiliated youth
\norganization.<\/p>\n
\"My son is a repair man for broken electronic items,\" Sucahyo
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
From his first marriage to Tuti, Amir has three children, and
\nfive children with second wife Sri Mursiti, also know as Nur.<\/p>\n
None of them ever visited Sucahyo's house. He lives with his
\nailing wife, Rusminah, and his fifth son Effendi.<\/p>\n
No family pictures or ornaments are on the walls of his home.<\/p>\n
\"Edi (Amir) doesn't like to hang pictures on the wall as he
\nbelieves an evil genie could easily enter the house through the
\npictures,\" Sucahyo said.<\/p>\n
To meet the family's daily needs, Sucahyo runs a photocopy
\nmachine rental shop.<\/p>\n
\"My children sometimes help us, but we cannot depend on them.
\nThis business is enough,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Sucahyo admitted that he was shocked when he learned that his
\nson was tagged as the mastermind of the bank robbery.<\/p>\n
\"My son is not the type of person who chases material wealth.\"<\/p>\n
After graduating from a technical high school, Amir was
\nemployed by automotive company PT Indomobil. He was fired in the
\nmiddle of last year, and his father said he rarely met him
\nafterward.<\/p>\n
\"He is a quiet and tough child,\" Sucahyo. He said his son set
\na good example for his younger siblings, particularly through his
\nreligious teachings.<\/p>\n
Sucahyo is caught in limbo between the reality of his
\nsituation and a feeling of disbelief. Deep in his heart, he
\ncannot accept his son could go to jail for attempted robbery.<\/p>\n
\"If the blast was intended for his organization's struggle, I
\nstill could understand and even tolerate that, but not for
\nrobbery,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Police recently arrested 16 people suspected of involvement in
\nthe robbery attempt on the Gang Kancil branch office of Bank
\nCentral Asia (BCA) and the explosion at nearby Hayam Wuruk Plaza.<\/p>\n
Seven of the suspects were residents of neighborhoods near the
\nblast site, including Jl. Keagungan, Jl. Keamanan Dalam and Jl.
\nKesederhaan.<\/p>\n
A police source said that the group planned the robbery from
\nthree months ago, with preparation including recruiting local
\nyouths.<\/p>\n
Police have declined comment on whether all the detained
\nsuspects are members of AMIN. (emf)<\/p>",
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