Two men suspected of being involved in a series of attacks on Christians in the Central Sulawesi cities of Poso and Palu have surrendered to local police. The men identified as Ateng and Nasir were flown to Palu from Poso for further questioning. Police would not say when the men gave themselves up. Another suspected militant, Andi Bocor, surrendered to the police two weeks ago but was later released after being interrogated for three days. Central Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Muhammad Kilat would not comment about the men's surrender. "In line with the requests by the interrogators, I cannot give any official statement yet," he said. Kilat said a full statement would be made after the two men were questioned.
National Police deputy chief Insp. Gen. Anton Bahrul Alam said police had approached the families of the six men to find information about their whereabouts. The families promised to give police the information on three conditions, he said. These were that the police were not allowed to beat the suspects, the suspects had to be accompanied by lawyers, and their families were to be allowed to visit the detained suspects at any time, Anton said. "We agreed with the requirement ... that's why we asked the families to help us find the wanted suspects," he said.