Parents of Medan church attack suspect apologise to Christians

We are sorry: The father of a teenage suspect of an attack against a Medan church, Makmur Hasugian, 65, (second left), and Arista Purba, 54, (second right), the mother of the accused, apologize to Christians during a press conference with the Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradi) in Medan on Sept. 1.(JP/Apriadi Gunawan).

JAKARTA: Parents of a 17-year-old accused of attacking a church in Medan apologized on Thursday to Christians, especially Catholics, for their son’s alleged attempt to bomb the St. Yosep Catholic Church in Medan and to kill the priest, Albertus Pandiangan.

The parents conveyed the apology during a press conference in the office of Medan’s Indonesian Advocates Association (Peradi).