Densus 88 Arrest Students In Malang, Help ISIS Network Indonesia

JAKARTA - Detachment 88 Anti-terror arrested a student with the initials IA in the Malang area, East Java. He is said to have joined a terrorist network and supported the ISIS terrorist group in Indonesia.

"The arrest of one suspect under the initials of IA, aged 22, a student at a university in Malang," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Tuesday, May 24.

From the results of the examination, the suspect who was arrested on Monday, May 23, had several roles. One of them is raising funds to help ISIS activities in Indonesia.

Then, he also spreads content that contains elements of terrorism to social media.

This student is also known to have communicated with a terrorist suspect from the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) group with the initials MR. In that communication, he planned an amaliyah action.

It is strongly suspected that he is also a member of the terrorist group.

"The person concerned communicates intensely with the suspect from the JAD group on behalf of MR who has been arrested. In the context of practicing public facilities and police stations," said Ramadhan