Suspect in Mamasa violence arrested

Suspect in Mamasa violence arrested

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police have arrested one of the persons
alleged to have incited the April 24 violence in Mamasa regency,
West Sulawesi, which lead to the deaths of four people and
injured seven others.

South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Saleh Saaf, who also
oversees the newly-established West Sulawesi province, said that
the suspect, Amiruddin (22), was apprehended in Rante Bulahan
village on Thursday morning.

The police seized an FN handgun and 10 bullets from the
suspect, who will be transferred to South Sulawesi police for
interrogation, Saleh said.

According to police, Amiruddin and a group of other people
attacked the Ranu subdistrict, Mamasa regency, on Sunday night
and burned down houses. Two were shot dead, while two others died
after a fire razed their homes.

While some have speculated that the attack was linked to
protest over the setting up of the new Mamasa regency three years
ago, the police do not believe this, pointing out that three of
the suspects were residents of South Sulawesi's Poso area.

Saleh said that the police were still chasing other suspects.
-- detik.com