Investigation into Bali blasts

Investigation into Bali blasts

From Suara Karya

I would like to give two comments with regard to the many criticisms on the police investigation into the bomb case in Bali, particularly concerning the controversial arrest of Amrozi whom the police said as one of the suspects, but I would like to give two comments:

The police have worked hard to collect hard evidence as a hypothetical proof. People who said that the arrest was engineered based their comments on opinion, presumption, suspicion and various theories of conspiracy which would be more suitable in a novel than in real life, and publicizing such highly subjective points of view.

This is just like a football game where the Indonesian police team are struggling to win, while the commentators are busy analyzing and debating about theories. Therefore, the police need not take the comments seriously.

If there are people out there who happen to have other hypotheses, they should act professionally by also collecting data and facts or by carrying out independent field investigations to counter the hypothesis of the police.

Such people should keep in mind that the police have hard evidence, so they should counter it with hard evidence as well (not only through theories or assumptions). Only by so doing can they debate on the investigation.

We all hope that justice will eventually carried out.

GEDE MANGGALA

Jakarta