Investigating Jakarta's Suspected Terrorist Network, Will Densus 88 Anti-Terror Check Ex-FPI Officials?

Evidence of searches for suspected terrorists in Condet (Rizky Adytia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Densus 88 Anti-terror will investigate the relationship between FPI and suspected terrorist groups. This in-depth study refers to evidence of FPI attributes found when they arrested four suspected terrorists in the jurisdiction of Jakarta Metro Police.

"The National Police, especially Densus 88, will work professionally. From the available evidence, of course, it will be able to explain the parties involved and how they are involved", said Head of Public Information Bureau, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Wednesday, March 31.

It's just that, continued Rusdi, there has been no significant development as a result of the deepening. The Bhayangkara Corps has not been able to determine whether there is a connection between the suspected terrorist and the FPI mass organization.

"Until now, the Special Detachment is still working, it has not concluded. We will wait for the Densus work related to the terrorism issue", he said.

Asked further, whether the Densus 88 Anti-terror investigators will examine former FPI officials, Rusdi did not want to say much. He emphasized that the Densus 88 Anti-terror will investigate it.

"Now Densus 88 is still working", he said.

Previously, Densus 88 Anti-terror arrested four suspected terrorists in East Jakarta and Sukasari Village, Bekasi Regency. From that arrest, some evidence was confiscated. Some of them include membership cards to the clothes of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).

Kapolda Metro Jaya, Inspector General Fadil Imran, said that all such evidence would be investigated by Densus 88 Anti-terror. Later, an investigation will be made about the FPI's relationship with terrorism.

"All the evidence obtained at the TKP (scene) will certainly be preliminary findings that will be investigated by the investigators of the National Police Densus 88 Anti-terrorism", said Fadil to reporters, Monday, March 29.

The evidence for the FPI shirt is green with a white blend. Meanwhile, FPI membership cards are dominated by black.

Not only that, several books read FPI. There is even a poster showing Rizieq Shihab's face.