Tanggkap 7 Perpetrators Of Terror Spreader During Pope Francis' Visit, Densus 88 Seizes ISIS Logo

Head Of Public Relations Division Of The National Police, Kombes Erdi Adrimulan And Spokesperson For Densus 88 Anti-terror Police, Kombes Aswin Siregar/Rizky AP-VOI

JAKARTA - The National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88 arrested 7 perpetrators of threats during Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia. From that arrest, several pieces of evidence were confiscated, one of which was the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria logo (ISIS). "So there are some of them that we found related items related to propaganda, related to propaganda such as the use of logos, photos, then words," said Densus 88 Anti-terror Police Spokesperson, Kombes Aswin Siregar to reporters, Friday, September 6. "ISIS logos, for example, logos, I think we refer to certain signs commonly used by terror groups, one such as flag flags," he continued. Regarding the background of the perpetrators who had previously or did not threaten, Aswin said he could not confirm yet. Because, they use a new account. "So the posts on social media are temporary. No, all new accounts," he said. Currently, Densus 88 Anti-terror investigators are still investigating the suspects. So, later it will be known about various things including the motive behind the threatening action. "We are still investigating it, so later we want to tell whether the answer is yes or not after an investigation, I think we will only get more complete reports about information from them," said Aswin. Meanwhile, the perpetrators had the initials HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER and RS. They were arrested in different locations, namely Bangka Belitung, West Sumatra, DK Jakarta, and West Java for the period from 2 to 5 September. It was detailed that the HFP was arrested in Bogor, West Java. He called for documentation and studied Istiqlal's security protocol ahead of the Pope's visit to Jakarta. Then, LB who was arrested at Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. His role was to upload a provocation narrative by providing a bomb image in the comments column on one of the Instagram social media accounts that reported the Pope's arrival to Jakarta. DF was arrested in the Rawalumbu area, Bekasi. The involvement conveyed a narrative of provocation to carry out attacks on the activities of the Pope's visit to Jakarta. Then, the FA was arrested in East Bekasi, Bekasi City. His role conveyed a provocation on social media to burn places of worship during the Pope's visit to Jakarta. HS was arrested in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands. He called for a narrative of provocation in the comments column of Komsos' Youtube account The Indonesian Bishops' Conference with the words "I WILL BOMB WHALE.. I AM TERRORISTIC... BE CAREFUL... WAIT FOR NEWS ER was arrested in Cibitung, Bekasi Regency. His role, using the ABU MUSTAQIIM account, commented on Facebook with a provocation sentence, namely:... BBBOOOMMM...!! in response to Pope Francis' Anniversary which will be a grant at the Istiqlal Mosque. In fact, he took allegiance to ISIS in 2014 and had the desire to move.

Finally, the hospital that was arrested in Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra. He provoked on social media TikTok on September 5, 2024, with a threatening narrative to carry out the shooting of the Pope.