Marriott attack planners still on run<\/p>\n
Evi Mariani and Urip Hudiono, Jakarta<\/p>\n
\"We have searched every possible location. My antiterror
\ndetectives have spent almost no time at home. We have also spent
\na large amount of money on the search,\" the antiterror director
\nat the National Police, Brig. Gen. Pranowo, told The Jakarta Post
\non Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Still, the alleged masterminds of the Marriott hotel bombing
\nin Jakarta, which took place exactly a year ago, Malaysian
\ncitizens Dr. Azahari and Noordin M. Top, are still at large.<\/p>\n
The lunchtime explosion at the hotel killed 12 people, mostly
\ntaxi drivers, and injured 147 others.<\/p>\n
After a year of hunting down those responsible for the attack,
\nthe police have arrested at least 16 people, of whom 12 have been
\ntried and convicted.<\/p>\n
\"We suspect both Azahari and Noordin are still actively
\nrecruiting new members to their network. We suspect these new
\nrecruits are ready to take action.<\/p>\n
\"We have observed their patterns and found that they usually
\ntake action once every six months. So, I warn the public to be
\nalert,\" Pranowo said.<\/p>\n
He also criticized last month's Constitutional Court ruling
\nthrowing out the retroactive use of the new terror law. \"I feel
\nall our serious work has been shattered.\"<\/p>\n
Twelve of the 16 Marriott suspects were convicted, while three
\nothers are still on trial. Another suspect is being investigated
\nby the North Sumatra Police.<\/p>\n
One of the three defendants now on trial, Ismail, alias
\nIkhwan, testified that the Marriott bombing was coordinated by
\nAzahari and Noordin. According to the defendant, the group also
\nwanted to hit the Citibank building in Pondok Indah and the
\nAustralian International School in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Pranowo said Ismail and Tohir, who is also on trial, played a
\nmajor role in the attack by helping to construct the bomb.<\/p>\n
\"The remaining suspects were those who knew about the planned
\nbombing but keep the information to themselves,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Another suspect, Toni Togar, is in police custody in Medan
\nfor robbery,\" he said. \"We suspect he is a member of the network
\nand committed the robberies to finance the network's activities.\"<\/p>\n
Asked about nine people who were recently detained on
\nsuspicion of belonging to the terror network responsible for the
\nbombing, Pranowo would divulge little information. \"We are still
\ndeveloping information on them. I cannot confirm anything about
\nthem.\"<\/p>\n
Over the last three months, the police have arrested 10
\nsuspects related to Azahari's terror network. They arrested
\nDahlan in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, in June for his alleged
\ninvolvement in the Marriott bombing.<\/p>\n
Another five suspects were apprehended last month in
\nSukoharjo, Central Java, on similar charges and are currently
\nbeing detained in Bali.<\/p>\n
The latest arrests took place in Surakarta, Central Java,
\nwhere three suspects were taken into custody. However, the police
\nhave yet to identify the suspects or their alleged roles in the
\nterror network.<\/p>\n
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List of Marriott bombing convicts:<\/p>\n
Defendant Sentence Court
\n-----------------------------------------------------------
\nSardona Siliwangi 10 years Bengkulu
\nMuhammad Rais, alias Edi Indra 7 years S. Jakarta
\nSlamet Widodo, alias Pepeng 3 years S. Jakarta
\nLutfi Fadilah, alias Zubair 3 years S. Jakarta
\nMalikul Zurkoni 3 years S. Jakarta
\nSuprapto 3 years S. Jakarta
\nMohammad Solihin 3 years S. Jakarta
\nHeru Setyanto 3 years S. Jakarta
\nSamhuri 3 years S. Jakarta
\nSamsul Bahri, alias Farhan 3 years S. Jakarta
\nDatok Rajo Ameh 3 years Pekanbaru
\nPurwadi 3 years Pekanbaru<\/p>\n
Lists of defendants standing trial:
\nIsmail, alias Ikhwan
\nTohir, alias Masrizal, alias Ali Umar, alias Mas'ud
\nJoni Hendrawan, alias Idris, alias Mohammad Ikhsan (prosecutors have
\ndemanded a 10-year sentence)<\/p>\n
List of detained suspect:
\nToni Togar, being questioned by the North Sumatra Police<\/p>\n
List of suspects still at large:
\nDr. Azahari
\nNoordin M. Top<\/p>",
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