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| Bali bomber’s nephew a suspect in illegal arms case |
| 2002-11-20 |
| Indonesian police on Wednesday named a nephew of self-confessed Bali bomber Amrozi as a suspect for illegal arms possession, a crime that can carry the death penalty. The nephew, Sumarno, went to police on Monday to offer information about a small cache of weapons stashed in six PVC pipes found last week near their family home village in East Java province. He is being held by police in Surabaya. Day late and a dollar short. If you had told them about the guns before the cops had found them, you'd be OK. "Sumarno is a suspect now (over the weapons). His case is linked to the anti-terror regulation because he possessed illegal arms," deputy national police spokesman Edward Aritonang told reporters. Sucks to be you, don't it? Several of Amrozi's family members have been drawn into the bombing investigation, including his brother Ali Imron, who police say was a courier for various people and items related to the attack. Some of his other brothers have also been questioned as witnesses in the Bali probe. Everyone in these plots is related. In the good old days, that meant no one would rat out family. Times change, don't they. |
| Posted by:Steve |