Terror suspect dossiers returned
Suherdjoko and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Surakarta
The Central Java Prosecutor's Office returned on Monday the dossiers of four suspects in the discovery last July of bomb detonators, munitions and explosives in the provincial capital of Semarang.
The prosecutors asked the Central Java Police to complete the four case files, each about 100 pages in length.
"The dossiers are not complete so we returned them for further processing," prosecutor Endang Rakhmawati said in Semarang.
Another prosecutor, Ansori Senen, said the police needed to add more witness testimony to the case files.
"We are asking for more witness testimony because the dossiers mention notes on the purchase of chemical and electronic equipment. (But) this has not yet been confirmed by shops that sell those goods in Semarang," he said.
On July 11, the Central Java Police said they had recovered over 1,000 bomb detonators, 30 bags of potassium chlorate weighing 30 kilograms each, four boxes of TNT, 65 PETN detonators, 11 shoulder-launched rockets, more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition, two M-16s, timers, batteries, maps and documents.
The four suspects whose dossiers were returned were among nine suspects arrested between July 4 and July 11 in several cities, including Semarang, Magelang in Central Java and Jakarta, over the discovery of the detonators and explosives.
National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar has said two of the nine suspects were thought to be senior members of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), which has been blamed for the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people last October and the JW Marriott Hotel bombing on Aug. 5 that left 12 people dead.
The four suspects whose dossiers were returned by prosecutors -- Heru Setiawan, alias Suyatno; Machmudi Haryono, alias Yosep Adirima, alias Yusuf; Luluk Sumaryono, alias Joko Ardianto; and Siswanto, alias Anto -- are being detained at the Central Java Police Headquarters.
Prosecutors said the evidence presented by the police was sufficient to charge the four.
The suspects have been charged with violating articles 9 and 15 of Law No. 15/2003 on terrorism, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail.
They also have been charged with breaching Article 1 (1) of Law No. 12/1951 on emergency situations.
Endang said prosecutors asked the police to transfer terrorist suspect Mustofa, who is currently being held in Jakarta, to Semarang for investigation.
The four suspects told investigators that Mustofa was the owner of the recovered explosives, bomb detonators and munitions, she added.
Also in Central Java, Surakarta Police said on Monday they had found 90 .32 millimeter bullets and an FN-45 gun in a cave at the tourist resort of Tawangmangu in Karanganyar regency.
They said they were searching for the owner of the gun and ammunition.
"We are still investigating the case. We don't want to speculate about the owners," Surakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Hasyim Irianto told The Jakarta Post.
Police were tipped to the gun and bullets by local residents who wanted to hold a traditional ceremony in the cave, which is near the Tawangmangu's waterfall, he said.
Irianto said the bullets and the pistol were wrapped in a plastic container.
Karanganyar Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Amrin Remyco said there were still no clues about the identity of the owner or owners of the gun.
Earlier last month, Karanganyar Police discovered about 2,645 bullets in a separate area of the regency.