TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-The police have named eight suspects in the attack of church in Singkil, Aceh. Three suspects have been detained and eight others are still being pursued.
“The three suspects are initialed S, I and N. Five others are still in wanted list (DPO),” said National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Agus Rianto on Thursday, October 15.
The eight suspects were allegedly involved in the church vandalism. The police have not determined a suspect for the shooting perpetrator. “The shooting is still under investigation,” he said.
One church was reportedly burned in Aceh Singkil, Aceh, on Tuesday, October 13. One person was also killed during the shooting in the church burning incident.
The cause of the burning might be related to Muslims’ insistence to the local government to demolish an unlicensed church. Similar incident also occurred in 2006.
Agus added that the condition of the location is now already secure. Several police officers were tasked to patrol and guard vulnerable areas. “The situation is under control,” he said.
DEWI SUCI RAHAYU