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| Kadungga sprung already... |
| 2002-12-28 |
| Tempo Abdul Wahid Kadungga, known as one of the ideologists behind planner of the Jamaah Islamiyah, was set free on Thursday. He had been questioned for 24 hours and the police did not find evidence that he was involved in the Bali and Makassar bombings. Zainuri Lubis, legal information spokesperson at the National Police, said that Kadungga was arrested based on intelligence data about his involvement in the Bali and Makassar bombing cases. The police merely had 24 hours to question him and they had to release him, as they did not find evidence. Regarding Kadunggaâs involvement in Jemaah Islamiyah, the police do not have authority to arrest someone just because of an organization in which he is involved. âWe have to release him if we do not have strong evidence, no matter what organization he is involved,â he said. They weren't hitting him hard enough, and 24 hours isn't long enough for the giggle juice to properly kick in. We'll be hearing more from Kadungga in the future, you betcha. He just won't be so easy to pick up. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |