The Task Period Of The Tinombala Task Force That Buru Ali Kalora Will Be Extended

Head of the Public Information Bureau of the National Police Divhumas Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The National Police will extend the service period of the Tinombala Task Force. This is because the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group led by Ali Kalora in Poso, Central Sulawesi, still has not been caught.

"The Tinombala operation in 2021 is likely to be extended because there are still 11 targets that have not been caught," said Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, Head of the Public Information Bureau of the National Police's Public Relations Division at the Police Criminal Investigation Office, reported by Antara, Jakarta, Tuesday, December 29.

However, his party has not been able to confirm the duration of the task extension period for the Tinombala Task Force. Currently the joint TNI-Polri apparatus who are members of the Tinombala Task Force are still hunting down the MIT group.

In hunting down the MIT group, the Tinombala Task Force was constrained by geographical conditions in Poso and its surroundings which are still wilderness.

"Until now, the DPO (wanted list) is still being pursued," he said.

Previously, the National Police's Densus 88 Anti-terror team had arrested 32 suspected terrorists who were members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) group.

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Prabowo Argo Yuwono, said that the 32 suspected terrorists who were arrested played a role in supporting funds and people who would enter the Poso area, Central Sulawesi.

"This is related to sympathizers outside Central Sulawesi, such as in Jakarta, Sumatra and other places," he said.

Argo explained that the MIT group also received assistance from a terrorist network in the Southern Philippines.