Terror suspect dossiers returned

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.