Fifth suspect in Jl. Sabang blast apprehended<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a scavenger in connection
\nwith a bomb blast which damaged a vacant department store on Jl.
\nH. Agus Salim in Central Jakarta early last month, raising the
\nnumber of arrested suspects to five, an official said on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said the
\nscavenger, identified as Satilan, 33, was arrested in Semampir
\narea, Surabaya, the capital of East Java late Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"With his arrest, five other suspects remain at large,\"
\nNoegroho said, adding that the remaining suspects had been
\nidentified.<\/p>\n
Satilan has a police record at Bekasi police station. \"In 1996
\nhe was jailed for six months for robbery,\" Noegroho said.<\/p>\n
Police earlier arrested four suspects -- Rosalina, 50, a
\ndirector of a real estate agency; Pieter, 42, an alleged bomb
\nmaker and ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers Sundah and Sugiono, both
\n29.<\/p>\n
Sugiono and Sundah were arrested last week in hideouts in
\nDuren village at Bangkalan, Madura, while Rosalina and Pieter
\nwere arrested just two weeks after the bomb blast on Jan. 2.<\/p>\n
Preliminary interrogations revealed that the most likely
\nmotive behind the powerful bomb blast -- which left a huge hole
\nin the store and shattered windows of neighboring buildings --
\nwas a criminal act.<\/p>\n
\"After questioning suspects, police cannot see any other
\npossible motive except one that was purely criminal,\" the two-
\nstar general said.<\/p>\n
Out of the five detainees, Noegroho identified Rosalina and
\nPieter as the \"the brains\" while the other three suspects carried
\nout the operation.<\/p>\n
Police also said they had not discounted the possible
\ninvolvement of state-owned Bank Dagang Negara (BDN), as the bank
\nplanned to expand its operations on Jl. K. H. Agus Salim, also
\nknown as Jl. Sabang.<\/p>\n
The plan, however, sparked a prolonged dispute between the
\nland owners and Rosalina's real estate agency, believed to be
\nacting for the bank.<\/p>\n
\"We will also make inquiries into representatives of other
\nrelated institutions, including bank personnel,\" Noegroho said.<\/p>\n
Rosalina has admitted to Police that she paid Rp 400 million
\nto a man, identified as Amir, to solve the dispute over the land
\non which the Ramayana department store stands.<\/p>\n
Amir is still at large.<\/p>\n
During questioning, Satilan, a father of two, said he received
\nRp 6.6 million from Amir, who also introduced him to Rosalina.<\/p>\n
Police, however, only retrieved Rp 400,000 from the alleged
\ntotal payment. Satilan said he had spent the money on family
\nneeds.<\/p>\n
\"I also donated some money to an orphanage in Wonosari area.\"
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