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MIT victim's body parts found in the woods
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Operation Tinombala Task Force spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Hari Suprapto points to a picture as he tells journalists on Sept. 16 the location of a murder victim by East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) found in the Salubangan mountains of Parigi Moutong district in Central Sulawesi. (JP/Ruslan Sangadji)
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he Operation Tinombala task force found the body parts of an alleged murder victim conducted by members of the notorious East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group in the Salubangan mountains of Parigi Moutong district in Central Sulawesi.
The task force suspects the victim to be 58-year-old Agus Pananto, who was murdered in September last year, Operation Tinombala spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Hari Suprapto said on Friday.
"We found the location in the ravine near water flow," he said.
The task force found incomplete body parts in the location such as ribs, leg bones and arm bones without the head. The team also found the shirt and trousers suspected to belong to the victim at the location, Hari added.
Meanwhile, Operation Tinombala task force III chief Sr. Cmr. Helmi Kwarta Rauf said from investigations conducted on several captured MIT members that it was revealed that the victim was allegedly beheaded by Suharyono, also known as Yono Sayur. Other members were also allegedly involved in the killing such as Barok, whose task was to hold the victim, and Salma, aka Opik, who took pictures.
"We are still in pursuit of Yono Sayur and Barok as they are still hiding in the woods, while Salman has been arrested," he said.
The team brought the body parts to Bhayangkara Police Hospital in Palu for several forensic tests.
There are at least 15 remaining members of the militant group hiding in forests since the shootout in which most of the members were captured and killed, including their leader, Santoso aka Abu Wardah, who was killed in an ambush in July. (rin)
