Dulmatin's Finger Print Found, DNA Test Unnecessary

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — The National Police have obtained a finger print of the terrorism fugitive, Dulmatin, subsequent to the death of three terrorist suspects in Pamulang, Banten, Tuesday. This evidence could render the DNA test unnecessary.

"The National Police have the finger print, it's only a matter of matching it," said police spokesman, Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang, Jakarta, Wednesday. "The finger print result should be valid and the DNA test is not a must."

Dulmatin was one of the terrorists in the Bali bombing in 2002 that resulted in the death of 202 people. The US government has put a 10 million US dollar prize on Dulmatin's head or for any information regarding his whereabouts.

Dulmatin, from Pemalang regency, Central Java, was suspected to have been in the Philippines. The Philippines government assumed that Dulmatin was killed in a military raid, but it was never proven.

Dulmatin's name has resurfaced now as being suspected to be one of the terrorist suspects shot dead during the police raid on Siliwangi street, Pamulang, Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday.

The police haven't declared Dulmatin as dead or detained in the raid, but the National Police HQ has ensured that there were three suspects shot dead and two detained. The killed suspects were YI alias M, R, and H; while the ones detained are BR alias AH, and SB alias I. (Glo/Antara/C17-09)