Detachment 88 Again Arrests 7 Suspected Terrorists, The Total Becomes 48 People

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Public Relations Division, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan (Photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Densus 88 Anti-terror have again arrested 7 suspected terrorists. So far, 48 suspected terrorists have been arrested.

"There are an additional 7 (suspected terrorists arrested, ed). The total is 48," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police's Public Relations Division, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan, when confirmed, Monday, August 16.

For the 7 suspected terrorists who had just been arrested, continued Ramadhan, they were indicted by the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) network. Currently, they are being investigated by the Densus 88 Anti-terror team.

"Yes, all JI", said Ramadhan.

He continued, 7 suspected terrorists were arrested in various areas. Starting from Sumatra to the Sulawesi region.

"These are the 7 (suspected terrorists) earlier, North Sumatra added 1, East Kalimantan added 1, East Java added 4, South Sulawesi added 1", said Ramadhan.

Previously, it was reported that the Anti-terror Detachment 88 did not only arrest suspected terrorists in the Medan area, North Sumatra. This is because several suspected terrorists were also arrested in the Central Java region.

One of the areas where the suspected terrorists were arrested is the Mranggen, Polokarto, Sukoharjo areas.