Seven Named Suspects in Funeral Home Attack

VIVAnews – Police have named two new suspects of an attack at a funeral home in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital, Central Jakarta, Feb 23. 

Jakarta Police spokesperson, Chief. Comm. Rikwanto, stated that the two people allegedly involved in the attack have been set from witnesses to suspects. 

“There’s an addition of two other suspects, which makes a total of seven,” said Rikwanto in Jakarta, Wed, Feb 29. 

Rikwanto explained that the two new suspects are Yongky Maslebu and Rely Petirulan.  They were involved in the stabbing, hitting and provoking. “There has not been any new arrest yet. So far we have 19 witnesses excluding the ones sent by Pomdam Jaya,” he said. 

Earlier, the Central Jakarta Police Department named five suspects of the attack that killed two people and injured four others. The suspects are: Edward Tupesy alias Edo, Gheretes Tamatala alias Heri, Tony Poceratu alias Ongen, Rent Penturi, and Abraham Tuhehai.