Sending Special Forces To Poso, TNI Will Chase MIT Leader Ali Kalora

DOCK. ANTARA / TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto will send special troops to Poso, Central Sulawesi to pursue the East Indonesian Mujahidin (MIT) group led by Ali Kalora.

Hadi said the TNI would take firm action against the perpetrators of acts of terrorism committed by this group. The special forces will depart on Tuesday, December 1 tomorrow through Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base.

"The TNI will support the Police. Tomorrow morning, special forces will depart from Halim to Palu and be assigned to Poso to strengthen the troops that already existed in Poso," Hadi said at a press conference at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Office, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Monday, November 30th.

It is not yet known how many troops the TNI will send. These troops are certain to support the arrest operation which had previously been dispatched in stages.

Hadi hoped that this operation would run smoothly so that Ali Kalora, cs could be caught and immediately tried according to the crimes they had committed.

"So what is expected by all Indonesian people, that the MIT group must be pursued and until we can do it," he said.

"I ask for prayers that this operation can run smoothly, we have sent support for operations in stages. With this operational support, I am sure that the MIT group that committed crimes against innocent residents will be immediately caught," he added.

Previously reported, the terror act carried out by the MIT group led by Ali Kalora took place on Friday, November 27 at around 09.00 WITA and reportedly reached the police at 13.00 WITA. This incident occurred in Lemban Tongoa Village, Palolo District, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi.

From this incident, there were four victims who were declared dead by the police.

"The four victims were named Yasa, Pinu, Naka, and Pedi. These four people were Ulin's family who were witnesses to the reporting," said the Head of Public Relations of the Central Sulawesi Police, Kombes Didik Suparnoto when contacted by reporters, Saturday, November 28.

Based on the testimony of an eye witness, named Ulin, the MIT group led by Ali Kalora came to Ulin's house in Lemban Tongoa Village and took the Ulin family hostage who managed to escape.

Ulin's father, Yasa, and Ulin's husband, Pinu, were killed by this group. Meanwhile, the cause of the deaths of Naka and Pedi is unknown. Meanwhile, Yasa's wife, Nei, survived despite experiencing a number of injuries on her body.

After carrying out the action, the perpetrators took 40 kilograms of rice and burned six houses around the murder site.