No military command troops in Senen attack: Spokesman

No military command troops in Senen attack: Spokesman

JAKARTA (JP): City military command spokesman Lt. Col. D.J.
Nachrowi said on Thursday that six soldiers detained in the
alleged attack at Senen Market in Central Jakarta last Sunday
were not from the city military headquarters.

"The six troops who have been declared suspects are not under
the supervision of the city military command," Nachrowi told The
Jakarta Post at the military command headquarters in East
Jakarta.

"They are from the Army's Land Transportation Battalion, which
is under supervision of the Army's Directorate for Supply and
Land Transportation."

The soldier are detained at the city military police
headquarters.

He said the city military command would not publicize the
results of the investigation -- to be conducted by the city
military police headquarters -- until it was declared final.

"We will make the case public after the investigation is
completed in a bid to avoid confusion among the public."

Nachrowi said punishment for soldiers found guilty would be in
proportion to the crime.

"They are dealing with two kinds of sentences. If their
actions are categorized as violating the military law, they will
be prosecuted in a military court," he said.

"If they are proven to have violated the military's code of
discipline, they will be sentenced with disciplinary sanctions by
their battalion commander."

A group of soldiers attacked people and establishments in the
market, known locally as Pasar Senen. Five people were injured
and a security post was vandalized.

Chief of the Jakarta Military Police Col. Mungkono Mursidi has
confirmed the attack occurred after several soldiers were asked
to quiet down while drinking and playing a radio at high volume
at a a stall in the market. (asa)