Head of Public Relations, South Sulawesi Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner E. Zulpan, explained that the suicide bombing of the Cathedral Church was 53 suspects consisting of seven women, the rest (46 people) were men.
The suspects are currently being held at the South Sulawesi Regional Police for the next 20 days. All of the suspects will continue to undergo further investigation.
“So 21 days yesterday the investigators had the authority to investigate, all the suspects. Now they will be detained for the next 20 days and that can be extended again,” explained the Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Regional Police.
Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Regional Police said that the determination of the suspect was based on valid evidence. The extent to which his role is his domain in the investigation. What is clear is that these 53 people were designated as suspects based on Article 184 of the Criminal Code, namely two valid pieces of evidence.
Densus 88 Polri is intensively making efforts to develop a case of a suicide bomb explosion by a husband and wife couple with the initials L and YSF in front of the Makassar Cathedral Church to coincide with the Palm Sunday Mass service on Sunday, 28 March 2021.
During the arrests, it was revealed that the suspected suspects had a number of different roles, it was generally revealed that they had a role in providing assistance to the bomber couples by preparing explosives, surveying locations and providing motivation to the bomber couples.
It was also revealed that of the 53 suspects, 1 was an employee of a state-owned company (BUMN). During the arrest, Densus 88 Anti-terror Police also confiscated a number of evidence, such as air rifles and lots of explosives, 2 kilograms of which had been used by the bomber couple in their actions.
