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