Kuta arson suspect nabbed

Kuta arson suspect nabbed

DENPASAR, Bali: Police detectives arrested on Thursday a
suspect in last week's arson attack on Kuta souvenir market which
destroyed 512 kiosks.

The male suspect, identified only as Aw, 28, was arrested at
around 00:20 a.m. at his rented house on Jl. Surapati in Kuta,
Bali Police spokesman Lt. Col. Y. Suyatmo said.

During the questioning, the man confessed that he burned the
market out of vengeance. He said he threw a burning cloth under
one of the wooden kiosks.

"He was angry because the market management only sold the
kiosks located in strategic places to rich vendors. One of the
stall owners, Kusnadi, spotted him wandering around the compound
shortly before the fire," Suyatmo said.

The total losses in the fire are estimated at Rp 5 billion.
(zen/edt)