I was dead confused .... and still am confused!!!!

I bought myself a copy of "Utusan Malaysia" on 11 January 2012. It's not that I am an avid reader of the newspaper all these year. The only reason I bought "Utusan Malaysia" that day because of its headline ...

It was printed at the front page in capital letters - "PESERTA BAWA BOM" obviously referring to the 3 bomb explosions the day before at the Court Complex, Jalan Duta. In contrast, the headline was also accompanied by a line stating: "Pemeriksaan sebelum perhimpunan tidak temui objek merbahaya"...

Now now I am confused ... I read the news further and it was reported (still at the front page) that:

1. "Menurut sumber polis, pemeriksaan ketat di seluruh kawasan perhimpunan sebelum peserta dibenarkan memasuki lokasi itu seawal pukul 4 pagi tidak menemui sebarang objek berbahaya."

2. "Berdasarkan siasatan awal katanya, polis percaya bom-bom tersebut dibawa oleh mereka yang menyertai perhimpunan itu."

To further enlighten my curiosity, I turned to page 4 and read the news in full with a heading; "Bom milik peserta perhimpunan" ... The report states amongst others:

" Tiga bom buatan sendiri yang meletup sehingga mencederakan lima individu di perkarangan Kompleks Mahkamah Jalan Duta di sini semalam, dipercayai dibawa oleh mereka yang menyertai perhimpunan Kempen Bebas Anwar 901.

Ini kerana, polis yang membuat pemeriksaan ketat di seluruh kawasan perhimpunan sebelum membenarkan peserta memasuki lokasi itu seawal 4 pagi, tidak menemui sebarang objek berbahaya.

Sumber polis berkata, siasatan awal percaya, bom-bom tersebut dibawa oleh mereka yang menyertai perhimpunan itu.

Then there was a quote by the "sumber polis" to "Utusan Malaysia"which goes as follows:

"Kawasan tersebut telah dikawal oleh anggota polis sehari sebelum perhimpunan selain pemeriksaan dibuat secara rapi.

Malah, pemeriksaan terakhir turut dilakukan sebelum peserta perhimpunan dibenar berkumpul di kawasan itu dan tiada objek berbahaya ditemui.

Sebab itu kita percaya bom buatan sendiri yang lengkap dengan jam jangka itu dibawa oleh peserta perhimpunan."

After reading the news, I was dead confused - I am still baffled actually - with the report which could be summarised as follows - I would say it's a confusing inference indeed:

1. The police guarded the compound a day before the event;
2. The police scrutinised and "checked" everybody as early as 4.00 AM on the day the explosions occurred;
3. The police did not find any dangerous object;
4. Despite 1,2 & 3, "sumber polis" to "Utusan Malaysia" believe ("percaya") the bombs were brought into the compound by the "peserta perhimpunan".

How am I going to "percaya" this kind of reporting by "Utusan Malaysia" unless if bombs are categorised as not "objek berbahaya" so they were allowed to be brought in the "perkarangan Kompleks Mahkamah" ....

Anyway, I "percaya" I wasted RM1.50 that day because of "Utusan Malaysia" ....

Till we meet again ....