The National Police Will Investigate The Ownership Of The FPI Army Military Assembly Senpi

Illustration / Reconstruction of cases of attacks by the FPI paramilitary troops against the police some time ago (Rizky Adytia / VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police will investigate the possession of homemade firearms from two Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) troops. This refers to the recommendation of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM).

"Yes (will investigate)," said Head of Public Relations of the Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono to reporters, Friday, January 8.

Previously, Komnas HAM Chairman Choirul Anam recommended the Police to further investigate the possession of firearms that were allegedly used by FPI troops. Because, of the seven projectiles found by Komnas HAM, two of them were identical to non-homemade weapons.

"And four pieces of evidence were suspected of being part of a shell and it was declared that 1 piece of evidence was not part of the bullet casings and three cartridges were identical to the weapons of police officers," he said.

Meanwhile, Bareskrim Polri previously stated that the two firearms used by the special forces of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) when attacking officers on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road were assembled. This refers to the bagged ballistic test results.

"The results of the ballistic expert's examination stated that the two weapons used by the FPI paramilitary were non-manufactured weapons," said the Director of General Crimes for the National Criminal Investigation Unit, Brigadier General Andi Rian, in his statement on Sunday, December 20.

But about the origins of this senpi, Andi cannot clearly explain it. The focus of the investigation is still around use.

"Investigators are more focused on the facts of their use. If the origin is not clear," he said.

The use of firearms was revealed when the police held a reconstruction of the incident. At the first location, precisely on West Karawang International Street, in front of the Novotel Hotel, these irregulars of Rizieq Shihab's guard attacked the police car that had previously been tailing.

Hence the police gave warning shots. Then the four members of the laskar who had previously carried out the attack decided to return to their car. But the two laskar who were previously only in the car got out and shot the police car three times.

The police returned the fire. But the two soldiers immediately got back into the Chevrolet car. Then they fled.