Policeman charged over church blast
Policeman charged over church blast
JAKARTA: A middle-ranking police officer, Adj. Comr. Saleh
Iskandar, who has been declared a suspect for his alleged role in
last December's church bombing and shooting attacks in Palu,
Central Sulawesi, will be charged with negligence causing death.
National police spokesman Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said
that Saleh had admitted that the gun, which was used to spray
bullets into the congregation inside the church, belonged to him.
But Saleh claimed that he had not used the gun for years, and
that he kept it in his house. He said that his wife might have
taken the gun and given it to someone else.
Aryanto said that Saleh's wife had not yet told them to whom
she gave the gun, and that police were still questioning both
suspects about their role in the Palu incident.
Previously, Central Sulawesi police conducted ballistic tests
on bullets found in the vicinity of the church, with the test
results matching Saleh's gun. -- JP
JAKARTA: A middle-ranking police officer, Adj. Comr. Saleh
Iskandar, who has been declared a suspect for his alleged role in
last December's church bombing and shooting attacks in Palu,
Central Sulawesi, will be charged with negligence causing death.
National police spokesman Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said
that Saleh had admitted that the gun, which was used to spray
bullets into the congregation inside the church, belonged to him.
But Saleh claimed that he had not used the gun for years, and
that he kept it in his house. He said that his wife might have
taken the gun and given it to someone else.
Aryanto said that Saleh's wife had not yet told them to whom
she gave the gun, and that police were still questioning both
suspects about their role in the Palu incident.
Previously, Central Sulawesi police conducted ballistic tests
on bullets found in the vicinity of the church, with the test
results matching Saleh's gun. -- JP