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Indra Harsaputra , THE JAKARTA POST , Surabaya | Fri, 03/13/2009 2:54 PM | National The family of so-called child "healer" Ponari of Jombang has decided to reopen the controversial practice because of the economic benefits to other families in the neighborhood, a lawyer said Thursday. "Ponari's family thinks the healing practice, which drew thousands of patients a day, contributed to the improved economic condition in the neighborhood. So it's unlikely they want to close the practice," Ponari's lawyer Achmad Rifai told The Jakarta Post. Police closed down the practice last month due to mounting public pressure, including from the National Commission on Child Protection, which called for the boy to be put back in school. Jombang Police chief Adj. Snr. Comr. Tomsi Tohir said earlier the practice was closed down upon the request of Ponari's family, who claimed they regretted their son could not go to school because of the practice. The clos