Police IdentifyThree Major Terrorist Groups across Jakarta
15 February 2016 22:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Police (Polri) Chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said that authorities have identified three major terrorist groups operating within the boundaries of the Greater Jakarta region. The findings were brought forward during a coordination meeting with members of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission I and III - which was attended by cabinet ministers under the coordination of the Coordinating Ministry of Politics, Law, and Security Affairs, Luhut Panjaitan.
"Hendro's group is known to have received some Rp 1.3 billion from Jordan, Iraq and Turkey, and has funnelled some of the funds received to Poso and the Philippines," said Haiti. The group is known to possess at least nine firearms - stolen from Tangerang's Correctional Facility - but has no ammunitions.
The second group that Haiti identified is associated with Helmi - who had once planned to bomb Jakarta Police's Headquarters. "They were going to use a car bomb to carry out their plan - but their members have been arrested in Sumedang," continued Haiti.
The third group is a terrorist group based in Indramayu - who specifically targets Police officials working on road patrols, using steel bars and sharp weapons. "That's their [method of operation]," said Haiti.
Polri have also arrested Abu Musyak's group, which is based in Bekasi on New Year's Eve. "This group is an unaffiliated terrorist group - and they had planned to carry out an attack on New Year's Eve," explained Haiti.
Haiti also said that these groups were unable to carry out their attacks efficiently because they are short of funds - as evidenced by the Thamrin attacks, which is estimated to have costed a mere Rp 900,000.
Despite these facts, however, Badrodin said that the threat of terrorism in Indonesia is still well and truly alive, as there are still other splinter cells affiliated with Bahrun Naim's group. "These are the most dangerous ones as they are motivated by the idea of jihad - they actively educate their followers on how to created improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and are ready to carry out their attacks - as long as their fund source permits," finished Haiti.
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