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MOJOKERTO, FactualNews.co – The moment of a member of the Mojokerto Multipurpose Barisan (Banser) named Riyanto, who died as a result of a bomb explosion on the night of Christmas Mass in 2000, remains a topic of discussion.
According to the circulating story, Riyanto was martyred in the 2000 Christmas mass night bomb incident at Eben Haezer Church in Jalan Kartini, Pra Soldier Kulon district, Mojokerto city.
The young man who was born on November 23, 1975 from Kelurahan / Prasatriakulon Sub-District, Mojokerto City, died while holding or hugging a bomb while on duty on the night of Christmas Mass.
However, this story was denied by the key witness or the sole witness seconds before the attack on the night of the 2000 Christmas mass at the Eben Haezer church, Jalan Kartini, Prasatria Kulon district, Mojokerto city.
According to a key witness to the Christmas mass bombing at the Eben Haezer Church in the city of Mojokerto, Aiptu Agus Task Prayitno Handoko revealed that at that moment he saw Riyano not running and in a bent position while holding an object wrapped in a plastic bag. plastic.
The police officer who is now on duty in the Jetis Police, during the bomb incident on the night of Christmas Mass, said that before it exploded, Riyanto approached him with a black plastic bag when he was on the road. Main in front of Dr. Gunawan’s house, on the west side of Eben Haezer Church, Mojokerto City.
“I don’t know where Riyanto took the package and with whom. Riyanto, Banser came to me from east to west, when I was security in front of the Gunawan doctor’s house, “said Agus, who was still in the Serma range and on duty in the Kulon Soldier Police, when he met to FactualNews.co at his home in Pulorejo, Kelurahan Prasatria Kulon, City of Mojokerto, Friday (12/25/2020).
Then, Riyanto gave the plastic bag to Agus. With a squatting position, Agus opened the plastic bag and Riyanto witnessed him.
Agus sits facing east, while Riyanto faces west, so they face each other in a squatting position next to the sewer in front of Doctor Handoko’s house.
“The bag or plastic bag that I brought in black was easy at first, it turned out that inside there was a creak and a black creak. But I opened it (the second creak) how difficult it was, Riyanto tore it off, ”he said.
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After opening, he was immediately surprised to see an object the size of a car battery. According to him, there was gunpowder, nails and wire inside.
“At the time, it was unclear why the yellow city lights weren’t very bright. I saw that there was a cable and a ticking clock, ”he explained.
Knowing this, Agus immediately opened his eyes wide and yelled ‘run sir be careful with a bomb get off’.
“I ran five steps, I had no heart and I looked back, maybe Allah told me to see that Riyanto was not running and the object was being held, maybe it was considered firecrackers and it was put in the control tub (drains), yes automatically shorted out, not time to blow up, is it? ”He explained.
Agus explained that in front of Dr. Gunawan’s house there was a sewer that had a control tub.
“I still see with my own eyes that the Banser (Riyanto) is in a bowed position,” said Agus.
He regretted that at that moment the member of Banser did not escape. Even though everyone fled, including TNIs and the police.
“The object (the plastic bag containing the bomb) was put into the sewer by him (Riyanto) and immediately exploded,” he said.
A bomb blast occurred on December 24, 2020 around 8:10 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. WIB when the Christian congregation left and was followed by a second bomb blast under a rickshaw.
“The second bomb was under a rickshaw that is right in front of the Eben Haezer church,” he said.
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Agus firmly refutes the timeline of the 2000 Christmas bombing that killed Riyanto in a book titled “Riyanto Against Terrorists” and a movie that had a famous actor, Reza Rahardian.
“All that is not true, if the bomb had exploded in Riyanto’s arms, he would have been destroyed, but he would still be intact. The explosion coincided with my command. When the bomb exploded, he (Riyanto) bowed his head, his hands and kakinnya automatically. This is a legal fact, not ruled out, “he said.
He added that his party never felt that the author of the book “Riyanto Against Terrorists” had interviewed him. In fact, according to him, he was the only key witness to the 2000 Mojokerto Christmas bombing incident.
In fact, he did not agree with the title of the book. Because he thought that Riyanto was a victim of the Christmas bomb blast and was not fighting terrorists.
“The writing team even interviewed one of the Banser members who said he was guarding the church that night, while Amir didn’t know when to open the plastic bag. I came to Amir and Saiful Amin as editors of the book. history must be clarified, I am the only key witness, “he added.
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