"We are still investigating where the firearms carried by the three suspects of the Cirebon bombing terrorist cell
actually come from," National Police head of public relations Inspector General Anton Bachrul Alam said here on Tuesday.
The three suspects are now facing prosecution under the Emergency Law on illegal arms possession.
The three were arrested on May 6 and May 7 in different places. JH was caught in Boyolali, Central Java, while FD and E were nabbed in Depok, West Java.
They were arrested following further investigation into another suspect connected to the bombing at a police compound in Cirebon, West Java, Ishak Andriana alias Abu Sifa who was caught in Cirebon on May 6.
JH was caught at 5pm in Boyolali in connection with the sale of an FN handgun and later FD in Depok also in connection with the sale of an FN.
Later on the same date police anti-terror unit Densus 88 caught E also in Depok in connection with the sale of ammunition for various kinds of guns.
Following searches the police discovered 344 rounds of AK 47 and SS 1 ammunition and eight AK 47 magazines some of them fully loaded and from search in the house of ZL, a buyer of a firearm from FD also in Depok police discovered an FN and 34 bullets.
Ishak was arrested in Pagongan Timur, Panjunan, Cirebon, for along with Musala hiding or protecting Endut and Irwan who were wanted by the police who could assemble bombs.
Musala was arrested at a night market on May 2 in Slawi, Central Java while he was selling goods. He was arrested for allegedly possessing and keeping explosives and being connected with Muchamad Syarif, the suicide bomber at the police compound in Cirebon on April 15.(*)
(H-YH/HAJM//B003)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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