Police Cooperate With PPATK To Investigate The Flow Of Khilafatul Muslim Funds From Overseas

Police officers dismantle the Khilafatul Muslimin sign in Karangasem, Central Java/ Photo: Doc. Central Java Police

JAKARTA - The National Police will cooperate with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to investigate the flow of funds from the Khilafatul Muslimin group. This is because there are indications that this group receives funds from abroad.

"(The flow of funds from abroad, ed) is still being investigated because the Police cannot work alone when it comes to the flow of funds. We must cooperate with PPATK," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Friday, June 10.

Then, the National Police will also cooperate with several other relevant agencies to investigate the source or flow of the group's funds. Not to forget, said Dedi, Detachment 88 Anti-terror will also be involved. This is because the unit with the owl logo has data related to the flow of funds from radical groups.

"The team from Densus was also (involved, ed) because it has a very strong database, Densus will definitely look into it," said Dedi.

Apart from that, Dedi stressed, the Police will not rush in taking investigative steps. Gathering strong and accountable evidence is a top priority at this time.

"That the police must be strengthened first, the scientific proof process must be able to be proven by investigators at the Polda-Polda or at the Resort Police," said Dedi.

On the previous occasion, Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan said that the funding for the Khilafatul Muslimin group came from its members. They distribute 'charity boxes' wrapped in various charitable activities.

"Regarding the flow of funds, what is known is that the fundraising is definitely internal," said Ramadhan.

The results of a temporary search of the Khilafatul Muslimin administrators will distribute a 'charity box' to their members

Usually, the mode used seems to be holding assembly activities. So, the members of the group are willing to donate.

"This means that charity boxes are distributed among their fellow members at assembly activities, so they are only internal," he said.