Densus 88 Explains The Role Of Three Bima Terrorists, Exercises With MIT Leaders To Make Lontong Bombs

Head of Banops Detachment 88 Antiterror Kombes Aswin Siregar

JAKARTA - Densus 88 Anti-terror said two of the three terrorist suspects arrested in Bima, West Nusa Tengga (NTB), were convicts of terrorism crimes (napiters). His involvement ranged from military training to making rice cake bombs.

The Head of Banops Densus 88 Antiterror Kombes Aswin Siregar said the terrorist suspect with the initials S alias SO was arrested in 2013. Then, he was released on December 20, 2019.

From the data base, S alias SO had attended military exercises from April to May 2012. In fact, the training was carried out by the former leader of the terrorist group Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) Santoso.

"As a participant in the training carried out by Santoso Alias ​​Abu Wardah which was held at Blue Mountain, Tamanjeka Village, Poso Pesisir District," Aswin said to VOI, Tuesday, June 21.

Later, he also took part in the process of assembling the rice cake bomb which exploded at the Smaker Police Post, Kasintuwu, Poso Kota Utara, on October 22, 2012.​

Then, S alias SO also hid information on the whereabouts of Santoso, who at that time was still a fugitive.

"When he was arrested, he started to be active again as a Daulah speaker and gave motivation through Aman Abdurrahman's monotheism series to the Bima terror group," he said.

Meanwhile, the terrorist suspect with the initials AS alias A is a convict who was released on February 19, 2020. His arrest at that time was for hiding a fugitive from a terrorist case named Fajar who had shot a member of the National Police in Bima.

For the arrest of him at this time for spreading the notion of Daullah to the JAD Bima group. In fact, he also took physical training

"Currently, he was arrested for allegedly actively participating in giving Daullah studies directly or online to the JAD Bima group. In addition, Idad is also actively conducting physical training with his group," said Aswin.

Lastly, the terrorist suspect with the initials MH. He was arrested for actively participating in a study conducted by suspect S. Where, the material presented was about Daullahism.

"Actively participates in SO studies after being released from prison which contains material about Daula together with the MR Group that has been arrested previously," he said.

"He has also carried out physical idad in the form of long marches and mountain climbing in several locations in Bima City, and is suspected of having access to the manufacture of sharp weapons at the blacksmith," continued Aswin.

Previously, it was reported that three residents of Bima City, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) were arrested by Densus 88 Anti-terror, on Sunday 19 June. They have the initials M, S, and A who are suspected of being affiliated with a terrorist network.

Based on the results of the interim examination, the three were members of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) network.

JAD is a terrorist group in Indonesia led by Aman Abdurrahman. This group is affiliated with ISIS.