Al Chaidar to be questioned on Wednesday

JAKARTA: Darul Islam (DI) spokesman Al Chaidar has been summoned to attend police headquarters on Wednesday to explain his media statement regarding the involvement of three DI factions in the bombing of Petra church in North Jakarta and the explosion of a grenade at the Australian International School in South Jakarta.

"We sent our letter today to Al Chaidar (summoning him) for questioning on Wednesday," Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said on Monday.

Anton said information given by Al Chaidar might be beneficial to the police's investigations into several bombing cases in the country.

"But, we will first ascertain whether or not his statement is supported by witnesses and strong evidence," he said.

Anton vowed the police would provide protection to Al Chaidar as a witness if needed. --JP