Police Reveal Roles Of 22 Central Sulawesi Residents Arrested By Densus 88

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PALU - The Central Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda) revealed the role of dozens of Central Sulawesi residents who were secured by the Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror team at the National Police Headquarters from 14 to 16 May 2022. From police data, the 22 Central Sulawesi residents who were detained were residents of the district. Poso and Ampana. They were arrested for allegedly being involved in the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) network and providing support to the East Indonesia Mujahidin group (MIT). "Densus has arrested 24 people, of which 22 are in Central Sulawesi, consisting of 19 in Poso and 3 in Ampana, Kabupaten Tojo Una-una, the other two, one in East Kalimantan and one in Bekasi," said Central Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi during a press release in Palu city, Wednesday 18 May. , has renewed allegiance to ISIS, has carried out Idad activities several times, provided logistical and financial support to the MIT Poso group, prepared to join the MIT group and uploaded provocation content on social media and an invitation to carry out jihad. and the cleric is already in detention. It is closely related to those who were previously arrested," said Rudy, quoted by Antara. training that must be done and mandatory for those who will do amaliah. Before they practice, it is obligatory for them to perform Idad, this is the most dangerous," he added. Densus 88 Anti-terror also secured a number of evidences in the form of revolver-type homemade firearms along with ammunition, air rifles, arrows, sharp weapons and dozens of Daulah Islamiah books.

As previously reported, the Densus 88 team arrested 24 suspected supporters of the MIT Poso group and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Public Relations of the National Police Brigadier General Pol Ahmad Ramadhan told reporters in Jakarta, Monday (15/5). Ramadan said the arrests of the 24 suspects took place on Saturday (14/5) in three provinces, namely Central Sulawesi, Bekasi (West Java), and East Kalimantan. It was also stated that as many as 22 people were arrested in the Central Sulawesi area, which is the base for MIT Poso. "A total of 22 were (arrested) in Central Sulawesi, one in Bekasi, and one in East Kalimantan," said Ramadhan.