Police HQ bomber arrested

Police HQ bomber arrested

INDONESIA: The police have arrested a former police officer,
identified as Adj. Comr. Anang Sumpeno, for bombing Wisma
Bhayangkari, a building located in the compound of the National
Police Headquarters in South Jakarta, city police spokesman Sr.
Comr. Prasetyo said on Saturday.

Prasetyo said Anang, a former member of the National Police
bomb squad, was arrested in his rented room in Bukit Duri, South
Jakarta, early on Saturday.

Anang was believed to have carried out the crime due to
bitterness. He was involved in a drug case in 2000 while studying
at the Police Science Institute. As a result he could not
continue his studies and had no position at the police.
The suspect then deserted from the police.

Anang constructed a low-explosive bomb and put it in a black
bag. The bomb, placed near a flower pot in the front yard of
Wisma Bhayangkari, exploded on Feb. 3, destroying the front part
of the building. No fatalities were reported. -- JP