The COVID-19 Pandemic Doesn't Make Terrorists Weak, Instead It Becomes A Reason To Move

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JAKARTA - The head of the National Police's Anti-terror Detachment 88, Inspector General Martinus Hukom, said that terrorist groups did not stop their actions during the pandemic. Instead, they use the COVID-19 issue as an excuse to spread terror.

"With this pandemic the issue of terrorism has faded or they have reduced their activities, the answer is absolutely no," said Martinus in an online discussion on the Youtube channel of the Police Public Relations Division, Tuesday, August 31.

Based on the investigation and the results of the investigation of suspected terrorists who have been arrested, the issue of the COVID-19 pandemic is actually being used to move terrorism sleeper cells back into action.

In fact, said Martinus, COVID-19 is interpreted by them as the end of time. So, you have to do something to welcome the end of time.

"They think that this pandemic is a fabrication which they call this the end of the world. Then this community or congregation must prepare themselves to welcome the end of time," said Martinus. Brebes and Kendal, then Ambon and Southeast Sulawesi. These are all efforts to prepare for the coming of the end times," he continued.

Then, the issue of the COVID-19 pandemic was also developed by those who seemed as if the government was unable to overcome the problem.

"Then the issue raised by the government's weakness must be taken advantage of. There are also those who take advantage of the issue of this pandemic, which is caused by the Chinese state," said Martinus