Allegedly Involved In DE Terrorists, Three Police Officers Arrested, One Member Of Polda Metro

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JAKARTA - Three unscrupulous members of the National Police were arrested for allegedly suppliers of bullets and firearms (senpi) to KAI employees with the initials DE as well as terrorism suspects. One of them is a member of the Polda Metro Jaya.

Director of General Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Hengki Haryadi who was confirmed about the news of the arrest did not straightforwardly justify it. He only said that this matter would be delivered this afternoon.

"Later in the afternoon we will release it early," said Hengki, Friday, August 18.

Separately, the spokesman for the National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88, Kombes Aswin Siregar, was reluctant to comment when asked for similar information. Instead, he asked for the news to be confirmed directly to the Polda Metro Jaya.

"Confirmation to Polda Metro Jaya yes," said Aswin.

From the information received, the member of the Polda Metro Jaya is said to have supplied 1,500 bullets to DE terrorists.

Suspect DE was arrested in Harapan Jaya area, Bekasi, Monday, August 14. From that arrest, Densus 88 Anti-terror also confiscated dozens of short-barreled and long-barreled firearms.

From the results of the interim examination, DE is an ISIS sympathizer and has also joined the West Indonesia Mujahidin network.

DE is also said to have plans to carry out amaliyah actions at the Mobile Brigade Headquarters and the TNI headquarters.

The plan was because DE was inspired by the 2018 Mako Brimob riots. At that time, terrorist convicts (napiters) rioted at the Mako Brimob Kelapa Dua, Depok.