TEMPO.CO, Medan - Police named three suspects responsible for the attack on North Sumatra’s Police Headquarters on Sunday, June 25.They are Syawaluddin Pakpahan (SP), Ardial Ramadhana (AR), and Hendry Pratama or Boboy.
Syawal and Ardial were tasked to monitor the location of the attack and conduct the attack. Meanwhile Boboy was only tasked to survey the location.
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North Sumatra Police Spokeswoman, Commissioner Rina Sari Ginting, stated that police special anti-terror detachment (Densus 88) already questioned 8 to 12 people in naming the three suspects responsible for the death of police officer, First Inspector Martua Sigalingging.
SP, AR, and Boboy will be charged under Article 6 and 7 under the law on criminal acts of terrorism.
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According to North Sumatra Police Chief, General Rycko Amelza Dahniel, the attack was planned one week in advance. The terror suspects were were active members of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD).
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