Action Bird Troops, Capture 6 Suspected Terrorists Of The South Sumatra Islamic Muslim Muslim Group In 4 Different Regions

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The Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror Team of the National Police arrested six suspected terrorists from the Jamaah Islamiyah group of South Sumatra.

A spokesman for the National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88, Kombes Aswin Siregar, said the six suspected terrorists were arrested in different areas. Starting from Lampung, South Sumatra, Cirebon (West Java), and Jakarta.

The process of arresting the suspected terrorists was carried out since Tuesday, February 7 yesterday at 07.10 WIB. Starting from the arrest of one suspect with the initials J in Palembang City, South Sumatra.

Then it continued on Wednesday (8/2) at 01.45 WIB with the arrest of three suspects in the Lampung area, namely the initials IR, LS alias Toni and AF alias Burhan.

On the same day at around 06.55 WIB, Densus personnel who have the owl logo made arrests in Cirebon (West Java) and Jakarta, respectively, the initials ATS and A alias B alias Boem.

Despite being arrested in several different areas, Aswin said the six suspects were a network of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group.

"All (suspects) of the South Sumatra JI network," said Aswin.

He revealed that all suspects were involved in hiding, securing or protecting fugitives or fugitives who were on the wanted list (DPO) or metallubin cases of terrorism.

"Furthermore, an initial examination will be carried out by the investigative investigator team and the interogator team," said Aswin.