RI students in Pakistan grilled<\/p>\n
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A joint team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National
\nPolice and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) are conducting
\na preliminary interrogation of six Indonesian students detained
\nin Pakistan for alleged terrorist activities, a minister said.<\/p>\n
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Tuesday
\nthat the questioning was expected to conclude this weekend,
\nbefore the students were deported by Pakistan authorities.<\/p>\n
\"The team has interrogated the students since Monday and they
\nwill do it again today (Tuesday) over their alleged involvement
\nin terrorist activities,\" Hassan said.<\/p>\n
The six Indonesian students currently detained in Pakistan are
\nMohamad Syaifudin, Ilham Sofyandi, David Pintarto, Furqon
\nAbdullah, Muhammad Anwar As-Shadaqqi and Rusman Gunawan, alias
\nGun Gun.<\/p>\n
They were arrested by authorities in early September in
\nKarachi for alleged involvement in terrorist activities.<\/p>\n
Gun Gun, the younger brother of suspected terrorist Riduan
\nIsamuddin, alias Hambali, has admitted to sending US$50,000 and
\ntelecommunications equipment to his brother. Hambali is believed
\nto be the leader of Southeast Asian regional terrorist network
\nJamaah Islamiyah (JI).<\/p>\n
JI has been blamed for a string of terrorist attacks across
\nthe country, including the Bali bombings on Oct. 12, 2002 and the
\nJW Marriott Hotel attack on Aug. 5, 2003.<\/p>\n
Hambali has been in U.S. custody at an undisclosed location
\nsince October.<\/p>\n
Hassan said the six students would be deported and would take
\na regular commercial flight from Islamabad to Jakarta, escorted
\nby the joint team.<\/p>\n
Police said earlier that the six would be deported before
\nPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived in Pakistan on Dec. 13
\nfor a four-day state visit, and they would be detained upon their
\narrival in Indonesia for further questioning.<\/p>\n
Police said the students did not appear to have any criminal
\nrecords.<\/p>\n
Hassan underlined that the issue would be resolved before the
\nPresident's state visit to Pakistan next week.<\/p>\n
Megawati is to travel to Pakistan following the Association of
\nSoutheast Asian Nations-Japan commemorative summit in Tokyo.<\/p>",
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