Arrests Of Suspected Terrorists In East Java Are Still In The Process Of Being Handled

JAKARTA - The deputy police chief of East Java, Brig. Gen. Slamet Hadi Supraptoyo, said the case of the arrest of a suspected terrorist in Pungging Mojokerto was being handled by officers.

"It (the arrest of the suspected terrorist) is still in process," he said while reviewing the Christmas readiness at the Santo Yosep Church, Mojokerto City, East Java, as reported by Antara, Thursday, December 24.

He said, for the next steps, colleagues from Brimob carried out sterilization and also checks.

"The arrest of suspected terrorists is still under handling," he said.

He said, related to the arrest of suspected terrorists in Mojokerto, it was included in the Kamtibmas disturbance, so that at the Christmas and New Year celebrations this time security was carried out in accordance with fixed protocols (Protap).

"It is included in the issue of social security disruption, so that we will carry out what is there in accordance with the protocol which is held every year for Christmas and New Year celebrations," he said.

He said that today he was in the city of Mojokerto to be precise at the St. Joseph Church to see to what extent what was being done was in accordance with the Ministry of Religion of Christianity.

"The ministry has given limits, especially for the first church, to actively carry out the service, the limit is 25 percent and the second will still prioritize health protocols." said the Deputy Chief of East Java Police emphasized.

"I see a lot that has been carried out and I am proud of the committee here. It is possible to carry out instructions from the ministry by preparing masks for the congregation here, which will also be used by the committee for viewing or identification," he said.

From the information gathered, Densus 88 Anti-terror officers arrested a suspected terrorist with the initials HAB as the owner of the Hajj Umrah Tour & Travel in Pungging Village, Mojokerto Regency, East Java, on Wednesday, December 23 at around 14:10 WIB.

In the disclosure of the case, the officers succeeded in confiscating several pieces of evidence including bows, arrows, machetes, machetes, cell phones, passports and black wallets.