Police Still Checking News Of Dozens Of Garut Residents Allegiance To NII In Garut

Karo Penmas Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono/Polri Public Relations DOK

JAKARTA - The case of alleged deviant sects in Garut, West Java, is still being investigated. Teams from the Regional Government (Pemda) to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Garut are looking for the real facts.

"This is being investigated as to whether it was really a betrayal by the NII or is it a teaching from religious sects," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Thursday, October 7.

But Rusdi did not explain clearly the fact-finding process. Rusdi only conveyed that the first step was to collect information and instructions.

"This is still being investigated. The investigation is still ongoing," he said.

Apart from being investigated by the police, other agencies continued to provide guidance. 59 people who are said to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Indonesia (NII) sect will be given religious assistance.

"For the 59 who received the teaching, coaching is being carried out," said Rusdi.

Previously, Densus 88 Anti-terror also investigated dozens of residents of Garut, West Java who were said to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Indonesia (NII). The sect views the Indonesian government as thogut.

There are 59 people who are said to have pledged allegiance to the NII cult. They range from adults to children.

Information about dozens of Garut Kota Subdistrict residents who took allegiance to a deviant sect began when there was a confession from one of the youths. He stated that someone had pledged allegiance to join the NII.