Suspected Terrorist In Bogor Supplier Of Bomb-Making Materials

JAKARTA - One suspected terrorist who was arrested in Bogor City, West Java, KWD (30) is known to have a role as a supplier of chemicals used by members of the Ansharud Daulah Network (JAD) terrorists to assemble bombs or explosives.

"The suspect is part of the JAD group, where his involvement is as a supplier of chemicals used for explosives or bombs to terrorists who have been arrested," said Head of the Public Information Bureau (Kabagpenum) of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan, at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency. , Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 17.

The National Police Anti-terror Special Detachment (Densus) 88 team arrested KDW at his home in Gandaria, North Bogor District, Bogor City, West Java, Monday, June 14.

During the arrest, officers confiscated evidence in the form of various chemicals, such as dextran, magnesium sulfate, sodium borate, HCL, sulfur, and other chemicals. A total of 47 pieces of evidence were seized.

KDW, said Ramadhan, had supplied chemicals for making bombs or explosives for terrorists who had been arrested by the Police Anti-terror Detachment 88 Team.

At least, there were four terrorist actors who received supplies of chemicals for making bombs, such as PHP, the terrorist who was arrested in February 2016, WB the terrorist who was arrested in October 2019, and WHK who was the terrorist who was arrested on 8 May 2021.

"WHK and KDW have shared information on how to make chemicals as explosives," said Ramadhan.

Furthermore, ZA was arrested on March 29, 2021 from the JAD network as well, where on January 4, 2021, the suspect KDW had sold chemicals to ZA.

Another role of KDW, revealed by Ramadhan, is being the admin of social media accounts that spread information about 'jihad' and daulah content that teaches how to assemble explosives.

"At the suspect's house, books were found that teach how to assemble explosives, as well as deviant teachings," said Ramadhan.

Now, KDW has been named a suspect in a suspected criminal act of terrorism, and has been detained in accordance with the Terrorism Criminal Act.