Police to detain more riot suspects

Police to detain more riot suspects

JAKARTA: Police will arrest three more suspects immediately
following the detainment of 10 people allegedly involved in a
riot in Kaur regency, Bengkulu last month.

National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said
that Bengkulu Police so far had arrested 10 people and would
arrest three more.

"Actually we suspected that there were 12 more people involved
in the riot and we are planning to question them first," Aryanto
said.

The riot was caused by some 10,000 people protesting the
result of the recent regental election that resulted in the
victory of Syaukani Saleh and Warman Suwardi as Kaur regent and
deputy regent.

Bengkulu Police had previously detained losing candidates
Yusirwan Wanie and Sahlan Sirad for allegedly inciting the riot
that caused extensive damage to several government offices in
Kaur. -- JP