A Total Of 13 Suspected Terrorists In Aceh Arrested By Densus 88: 11 JI Members And 2 JAD
JAKARTA - Densus 88 Anti-terror has arrested 13 terrorist suspects in the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) region. They are a network of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) and Jamaah Anshorut Daulah (JAD).
"Law enforcement is an effort to prevent criminal acts of terrorism against the two terrorist groups JI and JAD," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan in his statement, Friday, July 22.
For the JI group, said Ramadhan, there were 11 people who were arrested. They had the initials ES, RU, DN, JU, SY, MF, RS, FE, SU, AKH, and MH. They also have different roles in the group.
As for the JAD group, two people were arrested. Both had the initials RI and MA.
"The RI and MA suspects acted as facilitators against JAD Medan members who committed suicide bombings at the Medan Polrestabes in 2019," said Ramadhan.
For information, these terrorist suspects were arrested in different areas around Aceh. The arrests took place today or Friday, July 22.