More suspects seized for police murder

More suspects seized for police murder

BOGOR (JP): Police here arrested on Tuesday night four other
men who allegedly burned and stabbed two National Police officers
to death, the Bogor Police Detective Chief said on Wednesday.

Adj. Comr. Santun Marpaung said that the suspects, aged
between 16 and 26, were arrested at their respective houses in
Cibinong village, Gunung Sindur subdistrict.

The arrest increased to eight the total number of suspects who
have been arrested for the killing of Second Brig. Agus Budiono,
23 and Second Brig. Joko Wiyono, 24, on Monday.

On Monday and Tuesday police arrested four other people aged
between 16 and 44, who were all residents of Cibinong. According
to Marpaung, three of the first four suspects were local figures.

The fourth, who was arrested by police, was a student.

"He is still a senior high school student; he cried and hugged
his mother when he was arrested," he said.

Bogor Police are now still looking for other suspects,
including Bawi, 40, a gambling operator who ran away after the
incident occurred.

The two murdered police officers were part of an undercover
operation to arrest gambling operators in Prumpung village,
Gunung Sindur subdistrict. The plan, however, was leaked and the
officers reportedly panicked and accidentally shot a woman dead.
They were then attacked by angry residents, who later burned one
and stabbed the other. (21/hdn)