Man gets two years for planting bomb<\/p>\n
Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A man was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday for
\nplanting a bomb in Cijantung Mall, East Jakarta, last year.<\/p>\n
Presiding judge Surya Darma Belo of the East Jakarta District
\nCourt said on Thursday that defendant M. Nadar alias Arun, who
\nwas unemployed, was guilty of planting the bomb in the parking
\nlot of the mall, which is located near the Army's Special Forces
\n(Kopassus) headquarters.<\/p>\n
The mall is partly owned by Kopassus.<\/p>\n
The court, however, failed to reveal the motive for the
\nbombing.<\/p>\n
The sentence was less than the five-years demanded by
\nprosecutor Solichin.<\/p>\n
Four other suspects in the case, Syahrul alias Sugeng alias
\nAtom, Hasan alias Nyak Mad, Mudawali and Ramli, are being tried
\nseparately.<\/p>\n
A number of bombs have exploded in Jakarta and several other
\ncities in the past few years.<\/p>\n
The latest explosion occurred on Thursday at 5:20 a.m. when a
\npipe bomb exploded near the UN building on Jl. Wahid Hasyim in
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday that
\nThursday's explosion was similar to blasts in Jakarta and Medan,
\nthe capital of North Sumatra.<\/p>\n
"Preliminary investigation reveals a resemblance in the method
\nof bombmaking and the remnants of the bombs," he told reporters
\non Friday.<\/p>\n
Da'i was referring to the blast in the front part of the
\nBhayangkari building inside the National Police Headquarters
\ncompound in Central Jakarta in February and the blasts in Medan
\nlast month.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Police have so far questioned 14 people in
\nconnection with Thursday's bombing. Among the 14 were a cigarette
\nvendor who operates a kiosk in front of the UN building, a street
\nsweeper and a man who was passing the road when the blast
\noccurred.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the low-explosive device contained
\npotassium chlorate, the same material found at the blast sites in
\nJakarta and Medan.<\/p>\n
The police have yet to establish a motive for the blast.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/man-gets-two-years-for-planting-bomb-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }