Rector to be quizzed again over weapons

Rector to be quizzed again over weapons

AMBON, Maluku: Police investigators are planning to question
again Muhammad Attamimi, the rector of Ambon State Islamic
Institute (STAIN), for his role in the alleged storage of weapons
and explosives within the institute's compound. Attamimi was
earlier questioned in his capacity as a witness in the case.

While in an earlier questioning session police focused on
finding out why the weapons and explosives were stored in the
institute compound, in the second session to be held soon, the
rector would face interrogation over his alleged links with
several terror groups that have been waging terror in the
province in the past few years, a police officer said on Friday.
The weapons and explosives were found in the institute's compound
on May 19, which led to the questioning of Attamimi on May 31,
said police officer Sr. Comr. Leonidas Braksan, chief of Ambon
Police.

The weapons and explosives included 12 rifles including M-16s
and AK-47s, 700 homemade bombs and 207 bullets. -- JP