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