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| Man claiming involvement in Bali bombing declared sane |
| 2002-12-30 |
| Jakarta Post A man who surrendered to police claiming he was involuntarily involved in the Bali bombing has been declared mentally stable by a psychiatrist. "The head of the Bali police psychiatric unit has said that following observations and interviews, the said person is mentally stable and normal," said Bali police spokesman Yatim Suyatmo on Monday. Loosely defined, anyway... The man identified as Suharyanto, alias Muklas Ardi, surrendered at Klaten in Central Java on Wednesday. He claimed he had carried explosives to Bali for the bombing on October 12 which killed at least 190 people. Suyatmo said the psychiatric assessment had been ordered because it was rare for people to surrender voluntarily. Suharyanto's statements also "did notfully accord with what other suspects have been saying." Sounds like he's a "confesser." Occasionally they pop up in big crimes — some sort of need for notoriety. "Suharyanto is fully conscious and mentally stable when making his explanations and statements," he quoted the police chief psychiatrist as saying. Suharyanto was not in detention but he was staying at the Bali Police headquarters as the police needed to clarfiy his earlier statement. Suharyanto, who is not on the police wanted list of 11 suspects, is currently considered a witness. It doesn't sound like they're taking him very seriously. Maybe it's the rolling eyes and the drool... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Actually, the report called him "sane, but extremely nervous." |
| Posted by: mojo 2002-12-30 11:31:38 |