Poso protesters detained by police

Poso protesters detained by police

PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Poso Police detained on Wednesday
four protesters for the possession of weapons.

They are being held with 61 others being questioned over an
explosion at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters.

Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sugianto said the four
youths, identified only as Sur, 17, Fa, 16, Al, 27, and Sa, 27,
were found in possession of homemade pistols, sharp weapons and
bullets.

The arrests were made following an explosion at the provincial
police headquarters on Tuesday. The blast took place as dozens of
Poso refugees were protesting the police's sluggishness in
tackling the prolonged communal conflict in their hometown.

Separately, councillors from the Nationalist Muslim faction
blasted the police raid on the Poso refugee camp at the National
Committee of Indonesian Youth building on Tuesday.

The faction's secretary, Muhammad Zainal Abduh, accused the
officers of being uncivilized and bringing disrepute to the
police. (28)