Kamis 31 May 2018 19:04 WIB

Lion Air passenger set as suspect over bomb joke

Two members of Banyuwangi DPRD also have been arrested over bomb jokes recently.

Rep: Mabruroh, Puti Almas/ Red: Reiny Dwinanda
Lion Air passenger jump from the plane's wing in Supadio Airport, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Monday (May 28).
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Lion Air passenger jump from the plane's wing in Supadio Airport, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Monday (May 28).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Police have named as Frantinus Nirigi (FN) a suspect in a bomb joke case. FN was arrested by Supadio Airport officers in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Monday (May 28) for joking about bomb in his bag when he was about fly with Lion Air flight number JT 687 to Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

Police said the case has been delegated to to civil servant investigator (PPNS). "We have arrested the suspect," said head of Public Relations of West Kalimantan Province Police, Nanang Purnomo when contacted by Republika.co.id, on Thursday (May 31).

FN allegedly violated Article 437 (2) Law No. 1 Year 2009 on Aviation. "We delegated the case to PPNS, because of the article violated is on Aviation," Nanang added.

FN claimed to have carried a bomb in his cabin bag to one of the flight attendants. All the passengers on board immediately evacuated.