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Police investigate grenade attack on Aceh gubernatorial candidate
Bustami Hamzah, former acting Aceh governor, had registered to run as a gubernatorial candidate with running mate Tgk M.Yusuf Abdul Wahab at the Aceh Independent General Elections Commission (KIP) on Aug. 29.
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he Banda Aceh Police are investigating a grenade explosion in front of the house of Aceh gubernatorial candidate Bustami Hamzah in Syiah Kuala district, Banda Aceh city.
The city police’s criminal investigation department head, Comr. Fadillah Aditya Pratama, said investigators had gathered evidence from the crime scene, including CCTV footage.
He said the explosion in front of Bustami’s house was likely from a grenade thrown by suspects riding a motorcycle.
“There were two suspects riding a motorcycle [at the time and location of the incident]. Our team is currently analyzing the kind of grenade that was thrown in front of the Aceh gubernatorial candidate Bustami,” Fadillah said on Tuesday.
There were no casualties from the Monday incident, Fadillah said. However, the explosion damaged part of the house.
He said the police would continue investigating the incident to uncover the motives behind it and apprehend the suspects.
Bustami Hamzah, former acting Aceh governor, had registered to run as a gubernatorial candidate with running mate Tgk M.Yusuf Abdul Wahab at the Aceh Independent General Elections Commission (KIP) on Aug. 29.
The pair is supported by a coalition of national and Aceh-specific political parties, including the NasDem Party, Golkar Party, National Mandate Party (PAN), Aceh Justice and Prosperity Party (PAS Aceh) and Darul Aceh Party.
Bustami and Yusuf Abdul Wahab are running against Muzakir Manaf, a former Free Aceh Movement commander, and his running mate Fadhlullah of the Gerindra Party.
The Muzakir Manaf-Fadhlullah ticket is supported by the Aceh Party, Gerindra Party, National Awakening Party (PKB), Democratic Party, Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Nanggroe Aceh Party.
