"The suspect and his gun have not yet been found by the police," Chief of Manokwari Resort Police Senior Commissioner Adjunct Jhony Edison Isir stated here on Monday.
The police had encountered difficulties in tracking the suspect as he had fled to the jungle and was always on the move, Jhony noted.
He revealed that the Manokwari Police will take necessary efforts to trace the suspect to be prosecuted under the law.
The police have approached the suspects family to persuade ON to surrender.
The officer has also approached a local leader and religious figure to assist the police in persuading ON to immediately surrender to police.
"The Criminal Investigations Unit has distributed the search list to all the police sectors to search ON," Jhony remarked.
The chief noted that the police have considered the shooting incident that claimed the life of Ridwan in September 2014 as a special case. Thus, the police will continue its search efforts until the suspect is arrested.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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