Eight people were arrested in Sidoarjo Regency, two in Surabaya City, one in Mojokerto, and one in Malang.
After capturing 12 suspected terrorists, Densus 88 Police Headquarters continued to develop.
And on March 2, 2021, Densus 88 Police Headquarters, again arrested eight suspected terrorists in Surabaya, Malang and Bojonegoro, until finally the number of suspected terrorists arrested was 22 people.
The 22 suspected terrorists who have been arrested have been deposited in the detention center of the East Java Regional Police since February 26, 2021.
However, on March 18, 2021 (today) the 22 suspected terrorists were dispatched to Jakarta to the National Police Headquarters for further legal proceedings.
East Java Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Pol Slamet Hadi Supraptoyo, accompanied by the Head of Public Relations of the East Java Regional Police, Kombes Pol Gatot Repli Handoko, when witnessing the process of directing 22 suspected terrorists to Police Headquarters from East Java Regional Police Headquarters stated that today 22 suspected terrorists were dispatched to Police Headquarters to get legal proceedings. Furthermore.
"Today 22 suspected terrorists were dispatched from the detention center of the East Java Regional Police to the National Police Headquarters," said Deputy Head of East Java Police Brigadier General Slamet Hadi Supraptoyo, Thursday (18/3/2021) morning.
The deputy head of the East Java Regional Police said that the suspected terrorists were dispatched to Juanda Airport using two buses from the East Java Regional Police, receiving close guard from Densus 88.
From the results of the interrogations carried out on the suspected terrorists, that they were included in the forbidden network, namely, Jamaah Islamiah (JI).
"They were arrested in five districts / cities in the East Java region. After interrogation, they found out that they were part of a forbidden network (Jemaah Islamiah)," added the Deputy of East Java Regional Police.
Furthermore, it was explained that the suspected terrorists who were arrested by Densus 88, the suspected terrorists had been in East Java for the last 5 (five) years.
While in the East Java region, they carried out activities by recruiting new members.
"They have been in East Java for five years, from their activities they are known to have recruited 50 new members," added the Deputy of the East Java Regional Police.
After the arrest of 22 suspected terrorists, the National Police will continue to monitor the locations that have become points of arrest for suspected terrorists. However, in other locations, monitoring will also be carried out.
The 22 suspected terrorists who were arrested by the Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror Team at the Police Headquarters in the East Java region had the initials FA, FU, NA, SS, AY, TS, YA, RZ, BR, YP, EP, YT, AI, AS, RA. , ZA, ME, IE, HS, AR, BS and HAB
