General Andika Excited His Men Are Invited By The Police To Fight Terrorists: I Feel Lucky!

TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa with Central Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi (left). (YouTube screenshot)

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa was excited when the Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) Regional Police (Polda) explained that TNI soldiers were often involved by the Police in operations to hunt down terrorist groups.

This was conveyed by General Andika during a visit to the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters to discuss the synergy between the TNI and Polri in fighting terrorists.

The TNI and Polri are known to have resumed Operation Madago Raya to arrest another DPO of the Eastern Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist.

"So the Madago Raya operation is our final result with the Danrem yesterday, the Densus as well, it's the same for all, there are not two DPOs but one," said Central Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Pol Rudy Sufahriadi, quoted from General TNI Andika Perkasa's YouTube, Wednesday 15 June.

To Inspector General Pol Rudy, General Andika thanked the TNI for continuing to involve the TNI in terrorist arrest operations to create security in the country. Including legal action against armed criminal groups (KKB) in Papua led by the Police.

"The TNI was invited, mas, it means to be invited like this, like in Damai Cartenz, in Sigi as well. I feel lucky because of what, this is an opportunity for them (TNI) to learn from the Police," he added.

General Andika said that the TNI is ready to be involved in joint activities to eradicate armed separatist rebels to the act of hunting down terrorist groups from the very beginning of the operation process.

"Invite them from the initial process to find out, Mas," said General Andika excitedly.

During the meeting, General Andika also received a lot of information from the National Police regarding the targets of operations and the background of terrorist acts that threaten the community.

At the end of the meeting, General Andika hoped that Operation Madago Raya in Central Sulawesi would be successful in creating a safe situation in the Poso region.

The involvement of TNI members in the Madago Raya Task Force is considered by General Andika as a space for TNI members to study various processes of preventing and repressing terrorism.