11 Terrorists in North Sumatra Turn Out to be JI Networks, Their Roles are Navigation Trainers to Foundation Treasurers

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JAKARTA - The Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror Police arrested 11 suspected terrorists in the North Sumatra region ahead of Christmas and New Year. They are said to be included in the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network.

"The National Police's Anti-terror Densus 88 arrested 11 non-criminal perpetrators from the JI terrorism network in Medan City and Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra Province", said the Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday, December 19. Dozens of suspected JI terrorists were arrested on Friday, December 16. From the results of deepening, they have different roles.

For the suspect, the initials HRM are said to be the Syam Organizer admin or SO in the North Sumatra region. He has also served as chairman for the period 2018 to 2020.

Then, the initials S alias O played the role of EO Aljabali when he fled to Banda Aceh, the suspect N alias B alias Pak Bil was a murobi adira bukhori member of Adira or JI cadre academy fifth batch of 2015 and division of Police's Professional and Security Division (Propam) and Adira security for the period 2016 to 2018.

"The suspect MS is a former treasurer of the JI group's adira. Then, J as Qoid T3 (Taklim, Tarbiyah, and Tahmidz, red) in the northern Sumatra region", said Ramadhan.

"Suspect W has been a member of the Toliyah or protector or security team for JI North Sumatra fugitives since 2013 and has served as a land navigation trainer", he continued.

Then the suspect with the initials S, a member of the JI group for the North Sumatra region and also the team from the committee for the construction of Pondok Tahfidz Ibnul Jauzi.

There are also the initials S alias UA alias Anshorlah. To the investigation, he was the head of the JI regional coordinator for the Tanjung Balai area. Even served in the structural area of North Sumatra in the fatwa section.

"The suspect RT is a member of Toliyah North Sumatra and a land navigation trainer, RG is the treasurer of the Kowilah in 2021, and the eleventh A is a member of the JI group and is the treasurer of the At Taubah foundation", said Ramadhan.

As previously reported, Densus 88 Anti-terror continues to carry out preventive strikes by arresting 11 suspected terrorists on the island of Sumatra.

"Densus 88 carried out preventive strike activities in the Sumatra region, successfully securing 11 suspected terrorists", said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo.