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| Southeast Asia |
| Bombing suspects flown to Bali for questioning |
| 2003-01-16 |
| Police said they were flying newly captured suspects Ali Imron and Mubarok to Bali last night for interrogation about their roles in the October 12 bombings that killed 194, including 88 Australians. Imron, 30, will be held at Polda, the Denpasar police headquarters, where his brothers Amrozi, 35, and Mukhlas, 42, are imprisoned, along with another accused bomber, Samudra, 35. Family reunion The capture of Imron and Mubarok on Berukang island off the east coast of Borneo on Monday brings to five the number of accused plotters who face the death penalty. Police allege that Imron, the youngest brother in a family of Muslim fundamentalist activists, drove a van containing 300kg of explosives to the Sari Club. They say that Mubarok, whose real name is Hutomo Paqmungkas, funded the bombers. The two have been on the run together since Amrozi was caught on November 5. They took a ship to East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, on November 19. Two weeks ago they went to Berukang, a 15-hectare island three hours by boat from the mainland, and hid on a fish farm. Police said Imron told them he was in his brother's house in their home village in East Java when they arrested his brother. But police were not aware then of his identity or his alleged role in the bombing, and he escaped. Wonder if they shoot them one by one in Indonesia, or we can line the whole family up for a before and after photo? |
| Posted by:Steve |