KL Police question Bali bomb suspects<\/p>\n
I Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post,
\nDenpasar\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
Malaysian Police chief Insp. Gen. Tan Sri Norian Mai met several
\nkey suspects in the Bali bombings to determine if links exist
\nbetween them and Muslim militants arrested in Malaysia, as well
\nas to offer help in further investigations of the bombings.<\/p>\n
Accompanied by Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Budi Setyawan, Mai
\ninterviewed Imam Samudra, the alleged mastermind of the Oct. 12
\nbombing, in his cell on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Mai later questioned three other suspects, Amrozi, Mukhlas and
\nAbdul Rauf, separately in their cells at Bali Police Headquarters
\nin Denpasar.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, another senior Malaysian Police officer, Dato
\nIbrahim, also paid a visit to Samudra and Mukhlas, alias Ali
\nGufron, the alleged operative chief of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI).<\/p>\n
The visits from the Malaysian Police came after the National
\nPolice announced on Monday that they were searching for six more
\nsuspects, including two Malaysians: Azhari Hussin and Noordin
\nMuhammad Top, the first foreign suspects named in the tragedy.<\/p>\n
Mai declined to disclose what was discussed with the four
\nIndonesian suspects, but expressed confidence that the National
\nPolice had in custody the real perpetrators of the Oct. 12
\nbombing.<\/p>\n
He said the purpose of his visit to Bali was to gather
\nfirsthand information on the deadly bombing and to know the
\nmeasures the police here have taken to stabilize security on the
\nresort island.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he was convinced that the bombers were linked to
\nJamaah Islamiyah (JI), Mai answered: \"Is there any reason why I
\nshould not believe it\".<\/p>\n
He also pledged on Tuesday to help the National Police
\ninvestigate the Bali bombing further.<\/p>\n
\"I had met with National Police chief (Gen. Da'i Bachtiar) on
\nMonday night, during which I expressed our willingness to provide
\nsupport and assistance to the Indonesian Police, since we have
\narrested several suspects in Malaysia,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"We have agreed to help each other in unraveling the case,\" he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, Da'i confirmed on Tuesday that he had agreed with
\nMai to exchange information and testimonies from Indonesian and
\nMalaysian suspects in the bombing and other terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n
Da'i also said the National Police wanted the two Malaysian
\nsuspects, Azhari and Noordin, arrested immediately in order to
\nquickly reveal more information behind the Bali tragedy.<\/p>\n
Azhari, who is believed to have supplied the bomb-making
\nexpertise, and Noordin, who is suspected of raising the funds to
\nfinance the blast, have been placed on Malaysia's wanted list.<\/p>\n
The two suspects are believed to have fled Malaysia for
\nneighboring countries and the Malaysian authorities have sought
\nInterpol's assistance in tracking them down.<\/p>\n
Another Malaysian suspect, Wan Min, is being held by Malaysian
\nPolice for allegedly transferring some US$30,000 to finance the
\nblasts.<\/p>\n
Wan Min is suspected of being the treasurer of Jamaah
\nIslamiyah in its operations in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.<\/p>\n
While all 15 suspects in custody are Indonesians, Malaysian
\nconnections have been established to the devastating bomb attack
\nin Bali.<\/p>\n
Jamaah Islamiyah is widely believed to be responsible for the
\nKuta bombing, which has been the worst act of terrorism since the
\nSept. 11 attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n
The National Police are also holding Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the
\nalleged spiritual leader of Jamaah Islamiyah, who lived in
\nMalaysia in the 1990s. He is accused of masterminding a string of
\nchurch bombings in 2000, but has not been named a suspect in the
\nBali bombing.<\/p>\n
Singapore has also arrested dozens of suspects that it says
\nare members of Jamaah Islamiyah.<\/p>",
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