Based on the outcome of an examination, the 3 suspected terrorists were allegedly involved in a plan to launch a fear attack in this province at the end of 2021
Palangka Raya, C Kalimantan – The National Cops’s Counterterrorism Squad, Densus 88, has apprehended 3 believed terrorists, two in Kotawaringin Timur district and one in Palangka Raya city, Central Kalimantan.
The 3 presumed terrorists have been recognized by their initials as A, MS, and RT FZ, chief of the public relations service of the Central Kalimantan Provincial Cops, Senior Citizen Commissioner Kismanto Eko Saputro, notified on Wednesday.
He stated the suspected terrorists did not resist arrest.
” Based upon the outcome of an investigation, the three suspected terrorists were presumably associated with a strategy to introduce a terror attack in this province at the end of 2021,” he stated.
One of the presumed terrorists was arrested at Hotel Hawai on Bubut Street in Palangka Raya and the others at Jelawat Palace in Kotawaringin Timur on Tuesday, he added.
During the search, Densus 88 took several pieces of evidence from the believed terrorists, who are thought to be associated to Islamic State, he informed.
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The proof included locally assembled guns, sharp weapons, military training uniforms, ideology books, and other terrorism-related products, Saputro said.
Previously, on December 16, 2021, Densus had actually jailed 14 thought terrorists in the three provinces of North Sumatra, Riau Islands, and South Sumatra.
Nine suspects were jailed in North Sumatra, one in South Sumatra, and four in Riau Islands, representative for the Indonesian Police, Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan, stated last Friday.
He, nevertheless, did not provide further details on their links with terrorist networks Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) or Jamaah Ansharud Daulah (JAD).
Following a suicide battle at the Makassar Cathedral Church, South Sulawesi, on March 28, 2021, Densus 88 has actually heightened its crackdown on terrorist groups, consisting of JI and JAD.
Densus 88 is currently targeting JI’s top ranks by detaining amirs, or leaders, consisting of the masterminds and fundraising events of terrorist organizations, authorities stated.
On December 13, 2021, Densus 88 jailed 4 believed JI members in South Sumatra, who presumably hid other members and raised funds for the group.
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