Within 24 Hours, Densus 88 Arrest 27 Terrorist Suspects In Jakarta To Central Sulawesi

JAKARTA - The National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 arrested 27 terrorism suspects in the Jakarta, West Java, and Central Sulawesi areas. The arrests of dozens of terrorists were carried out in just one day.

"On October 27, 2023, 27 people were enforced," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan in his statement, Friday, October 27.

For the Jakarta area, 9 terrorist suspects with the initials were arrested. They have the initials SU, MG, SK, AH, FA, MR, AM, UE, and UB.

Furthermore, 17 terrorist suspects were arrested in West Java. They have the initials SB, MG, DR, FM, IM, SG, AO, SM, DS, AP, JN, AP, YR, JM, FK, RY, and RS.

Meanwhile, only one terrorist suspect was arrested in the Central Sulawesi area. He has the initials SF.

"The involvement of the Anshor Daulah (AD) group or ISIS supporters," said Ramadhan.

Previously, Densus 88 Anti-terror arrested 18 terrorist suspects in West Sumatra to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

The first action taken by Densus 88 against suspect RA in the West Sumatra region on October 2.

Another suspect with the initials AT was arrested in West Java on October 5. He is an Anshor Daulah terror group.

Densus 88 also arrested five terrorist suspects in South Sumatra from 15 to 16 October 2023. The five were called members of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) group.

"Five people (initials) HN, MA, IW, AS, and AN," said Ramadhan, Thursday, October 26.

A few days later, the arrest of terrorists was made again in Lampung, October 18, 2023. Four people with the initials MA, AZ, IS, and S were named suspects.

Densus 88 Anti-terror also took action against six terrorist suspects in the NTB region from 19 to 23 October 2023. They have the initials M, I, BH, RM, M, and MIW, which are Anshor Daulah networks.

There was also the arrest of a terrorist suspect with the initials UH in West Kalimantan on October 19, 2023.