Deputy Regional Police Chief of Central Sulawesi Senior Commissioner Leo Bona Lubis stated on Tuesday that the other body was of the groups member, Mochtar.
"Based on physical examinations, the body is of Santoso. We are now awaiting the result of the DNA test," he remarked at the Bhayangkara Public Hospital in Palu on Tuesday.
In the meantime, President Joko Widodo has received a report on a gunfight that occurred in Poso, Central Sulawesi, in which terror suspect Santoso was allegedly killed.
"The president has already received a report about it," presidential spokesman Johan Budi noted here on Monday when his confirmation was sought regarding the issue.
Johan said Coordinating Minister for Political, Security, and Legal Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan had reported about the gunfight in Poso involving the governments Tinombala task force.
Johan remarked that during the gunfight, five members of the Santoso-led group were neutralized, including one whose appearance bore resemblance to that of Santoso.
"One of the bodies has a mole similar to that of Santosos," Johan pointed out.
Johan stated that the gunfight broke out at around 5 p.m. Central Indonesia Time, and the bodies were taken to Palu for identification.
(A014/INE)
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