Densus 88 Polri Arrest 142 People From 5 Terrorist Networks During 2023

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 arrested 142 terrorism suspects in the 2023 period. From the results of the investigation, they are included in five terrorism networks.

"There are 142 suspects who have been detained by Densus 88 throughout 2023," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters, Wednesday, December 20.

Mentioned, of the hundreds of terrorism suspects, 29 of them are members of the Jamaah Anshor Daulah or JAD network.

A total of 49 people from the Abu Oemar or AO group, and 7 people from the Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah or JAS network.

Then, 50 people from the Jamaah Islamiyah or JI groups, and 5 who are Indonesian Islamic State or NII networks.

"Based on the gender of the suspect from 142 suspects, 138 men and 4 women," he said.

Hundreds of terrorist suspects were of course arrested at different times and places. Most recently, Densus 88 arrested 9 JI members in Central Java, such as Sragen and Boyolali.

From the arrest, Densus 88 confiscated evidence in the form of several firearms.

"Then there were 3 prisoners from the NII group in Tangerang," said Ramadhan.