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