Bin Laden's assets to be frozen

Bin Laden's assets to be frozen

Chief of the State Intelligence Body (BIN) A.M. Hendropriyono said on Monday that the government would freeze the assets of Osama bin Laden, the U.S.'s prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, if any were discovered in Indonesia.

"If there are any, we will freeze them. Currently, we are investigating the possibility," Hendropriyono told reporters as quoted by Antara after meeting Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to discuss a request by the U.S. government for Indonesia to freeze the assets if found here.

The U.S. government has been intensifying the investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

In a military operation the U.S. government plans to attack Afghanistan, where bin Laden has allegedly been hiding. The government also aims to freeze all bin Laden's assets worldwide.

Hendropriyono said that the intelligence body was also investigating the possible entry of international terrorists into Indonesia. -- Antara