Not Including A Terrorist Network, The Perpetrator Of The Shooting Of The MUI Office Only Wants To Be Recognized As A Prophet

Capture the video screen of the MUI office shooting, the perpetrator was unconscious at the scene of the incident

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya revealed the background of Mustopa, the perpetrator of the shooting of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) office in Menteng, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, May 2, at around 10:00 WIB. Direskrimum Polda Metro Jaya, Hengki Haryadi revealed that his party had coordinated with the Special Detachment 88, as a result Mustopa was not involved in any network.

"Then the second one we also coordinate with Special Detachment 88 to ascertain whether this suspect is part of a terrorism network, we have coordinated with. The results of the Densus investigation show that this TSK does not include the terror network", Hengki told reporters, Tuesday, May 3.

According to Hengki, Mustopa is not a manifestation of the lone wolf terror and is also not co-opted with the extreme religious ideology.

"Then we coordinated with the Lampung Regional Police and we saw the history of this TSK, indeed from the existing evidence, writings, the first is the temporary motive that the person concerned wants to get recognition as the representative of the prophet." Hengki added.

Mustopa wants to be recognized as a prophet. And it was also stated in a letter found by the police at the scene.

One of them is written in question (Mustopa) based on hadiths at the end of the day there were 73 groups in Islam and only one group was recognized. And that is me as the representative of God. "That's what Hengki said when he saw the contents of the letter.

The second is the evil intention of the TSK Regional Apparatus which starts in 2018. From the letter, which states (Mustopa) if it is not recognized, it will commit acts of violence against state officials and also MUI by looking for firearms based on these letters. " he concluded.