Densus 88 Asks People In Indonesia To Stay Calm In Facing Terrorism Issues

JAKARTA - Responding to the Japanese government's appeal to its citizens in Southeast Asia including Indonesia regarding terrorist acts in a number of places of worship, the Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror Police claimed to be always on standby.

"We are looking into the meaning of his statement and the source of the information. Densus 88 is always on standby to monitor the movements of terrorist networks in our region, including regionally and internationally. There will be follow-up on information like this," Aswin said quoting CNNIndonesia, Tuesday 14 September.

Aswin said, his party has always tried to prevent terrorist acts in Indonesia as much as possible. This effort, said Aswin, was carried out to anticipate the movement of a network into an act of terror.

Aswin continued, Densus 88 also has the ability to anticipate changes in the escalation of threats from a terrorist group.

"All actions of Densus 88 always put public security as the top priority. When there is a change in the escalation of threats, of course we will take action and even be ready to take precautions," said Aswin.

Aswin asked the people in Indonesia to remain calm in dealing with the issue of terrorism. Because, according to Aswin, Densus 88 prioritizes public safety and comfort from various kinds of terror attacks.

"Densus 88 has never stopped moving, both in prevention and prosecution," he said.

As previously reported, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed to have received information regarding the increased risk of suicide bombing terror threats in six countries, namely Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked citizens to stay away from religious facilities deemed at risk of being targeted by attacks. However, the Japanese government is reluctant to disclose the source of information regarding the terror threat.

However, the Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Teuku Faizasyah, denied that Japanese citizens in Indonesia received the warning.