Jakarta – A senior member of President Megawati Sukarnoputri's party said yesterday that he and three other top leaders have been targeted by suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists.

"I was target No 1," said Mr Roy B.B. Janis, executive board chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P). He said Jakarta police chief Makbul Padmanegara had told him that he headed a list found during raids on suspects early this month. Others named were PDI-P legislators Jacob Tobing and J.E. Sahetapy as well as the party's deputy secretary-general Pramono Anung.

The raids in the Jakarta area and at Semarang in Central Java led to the arrest of nine suspects. Police also found explosives, detonators, ammunition, rifles and other weapons; a booklet of church service schedules; and documents, CDs and cassettes on JI.

Among the items seized were 25 sacks of potassium chlorate – enough to build several bombs of the size used in Bali – and several shoulder-launched rockets.

National police spokesman Edward Aritonang said "about five" political leaders and high-profile individuals were named in the seized documents, which also listed several shopping centres as targets.

He declined to name the people or the places listed. "We are worried it will create panic," he said. "We have told the individuals involved to take precautions."

Tempo magazine named business tycoon Ciputra as one of the targets. Police, who said Ms Megawati was not on the list, added that they did not know why the other politicians were selected.

Mr Janis dismissed speculation that he and his colleagues were targeted because they rejected a move by small hardline Islamic parties to entrench Islamic law in the Constitution. He pointed out that the entire party had rejected the Jakarta Charter, which would have obliged Muslims to adhere to Islamic law. He said he is not worried by the news and that he has not asked police for special security.