Zulvan not implicated in Bali bombing

MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Police announced on Tuesday that 27-year-old Zulfan, who bears a resemblance to one of the three sketches of suspects in the Oct. 12. Bali bombing, was not involved in the tragedy.

The chief spokesman for the provincial police, Amrin Kamrin, said according to the result of the investigation by the joint inquiry team from Bali, the suspect was in Pekanbaru, Riau, when the tragedy occurred.

Zulfan was arrested by the police in Binjai, some 30 kilometers north of Medan, for using a fake identity card in his application for a passport, on which he intended to travel to Malaysia to look for work.

"The police will continue to process Zulfan's case to be brought to court," Amrin said, adding that the police had arrested two other people who helped Zulvan apply for the passport, he said on Tuesday. --JP