The National Police Explains The Role Of 8 JI Terrorists In Central Sulawesi Starting From Doctrine To Financial Governance

Documents - A number of members of the NTT Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) conducted a simulation of the arrest of terrorists at the NTT Police Headquarters, Kupang, Saturday (29/4/2023).. BETWEEN PHOTOS/Kornelis Kaha/pras (Between Photo/Kornelis Kaha)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 arrested 8 members of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) group in Central Sulawesi. They have various roles, ranging from doctrine to financial management. "The suspects are members of the JI group who structurally serve in various fields such as doctrine or da'wah, financial treasurer, recruitment, and educational institutions," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko to reporters, Friday, April 19. The terrorist suspects who have been arrested have the initials G, BS, SK, A, MWDS, DK, H, and RF. In addition to being a role in terrorism organizations, Trunoyudo also conveyed that some suspects had undergone military training in the Poso area, Central Sulawesi. However, it did not specify who of the suspects who attended the training. "Some of these members attended physical training and attended military training in Poso, Central Sulawesi," he said. Currently, investigators from the National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 are still developing the arrests of the 8 suspects. "We need to convey that this issue is still being handled by Densus 88, it is still in the deepening process," said Trunoyudo. Meanwhile, the National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 was supposed to arrest 7 terrorists in Palu, Sigi, and Poso cities, on April 16.

Two days later, Densus again arrested one other member of the JI group. Thus, the total number of people who have been arrested has increased to 8 people.