A Total Of 7 Terrorist Suspects Arrested In Makassar, Some Of Them Took Allegiance At The FPI Headquarters

Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of 7 terrorist suspects were arrested in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Some suspects took allegiance at the FPI Headquarters.

"So for the time being the development in Makassar, 7 people are in the process of investigation, then 2 people died (suicide bombers at the Cathedral, ed). So the total is temporary 9 people, meaning that the update will add 3 suspects", said Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters, Tuesday, March 30.

The perpetrators of the suicide bombing at the Makassar Cathedral church on Sunday, March 28 were a man with the initials L and his wife with the initials YSF alias D. From the Makassar bomb case, Densus 88 Anti-terror Polri moved to make arrests.

Seven terrorist suspects were arrested in Makassar, namely the initials AS alias AR, SAS, MR, AA, R alias M, AN, MM.

"AS aka AR, its role is to participate in planning, follow studies at Villa Mutiara (Biringkanaya Makassar, red), then has pledged allegiance at FPI headquarters which is the now-forbidden organization headquarters", said Ramadhan.

Meanwhile, suspect R alias M participated in conducting a survey to the location of the bomb target of the Cathedral Church with the suicide bombers L and YSF alias D.

"This means that the point of committing the suicide Amaliyah action has been planned", he continued.

Meanwhile, the AN terrorist suspect also attended the study at Villa Mutiara. AN according to police officers at Villa Mutiara. Previous. On January 6, 2021, Densus 88 ambushed suspected terrorists at Villa Mutiara, Biringkanaya, Makassar.

Meanwhile, the MM terrorist suspect, a woman, is said to know about the planning of the suicide bombing carried out by L and YSF. According to Ramadhan, MM also motivated both of them to do Amaliyah.

"Regarding the terrorist suspects who have been arrested in Makassar, they are a group or directly affiliated with the JAD network", said Ramadhan, referring to this group in the same group at Villa Mutiara Biringkanaya, Makassar, which was ambushed by Densus 88 on January 6, 2021.