Terorism in Indonesia is less dangerous compared to corruption. The latter takes away the future of the nation.
--- In [email protected], "sunny" <am...@...> wrote: > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/terrorists-still-lurking-in-indonesia-police-warn/386325 > > July 17, 2010 > Farouk Arnaz & Heru Andriyanto > > > Convicted terrorist Mohammad Jibriel Abdul Rahman, center, raises his fist as > he shouts "Allahu akbar" (God is great) after his trial at a district court > in Jakarta recently. On the anniversary of the twin hotel bombings in Jakarta > last year, senior anti-terror police are warning that regional terror group > Jemaah Islamiyah still has the ability to regenerate. (AP Photo/Irwin > Fedriansyah) > > Terrorists Still Lurking in Indonesia, Police Warn > > > Despite police successes against terrorist networks, lessons learned over the > 12 months since the July 17 twin hotel bombings in Jakarta show that the > shadowy terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah has the capacity to keep on > regenerating, according to a top counterterrorism official. > > Brig. Gen. Tito Karnavian, head of the National Police's counterterrorism > unit, says the group, also known as JI, appears to be never short of > followers, despite having been the target of nationwide manhunts since the > 2002 Bali bombings, and has adapted by changing its attack strategy. > > "We have learned that JI has survived and started a new cell," Tito told the > Jakarta Globe in an exclusive interview this week. "Noordin M Top was capable > of setting a well-planned attack. The bombings also revealed a role played by > the Al-Ghuroba cell." > > Al-Ghuroba is a group comprising Indonesian students who have studied at > fundamentalist schools in Pakistan. Its key members include Abdul Rohim, the > son of influential cleric Abu Bakar Bashir; Muhammad Jibriel, the son of > radical preacher Abu Jibriel; and Gun-Gun Rusman Gunawan, the younger brother > of Hambali, who is being detained by US authorities on terror charges. > > In a recent report, the International Crisis Group, a global security > watchdog, identified followers of the Bashir-led Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid as a > key challenge for Indonesian law enforcers. > > "The far bigger challenge for Indonesia is to manage the aspirations of the > thousands who join JAT rallies for its public message: That democracy is > antithetical to Islam, that only an Islamic state can uphold the faith and > that Islamic law must be the source of all justice," the ICG said. > > JAT's Jakarta headquarters was raided by police in May and several members > were charged with funding a paramilitary training camp uncovered in Aceh in > February. > > Tito also said that police learned that terrorists were expanding their scope > from Western targets to "nearby enemies." > > "What I mean by nearby enemies are the Indonesian government, Indonesian > Military and National Police, which they regard as representatives of a > secular regime and supporters of Western democracy," he said. > > "They were also preparing a series of attacks, instead of a single attack in > one year. In addition to the July 17 bombings, they were preparing a car-bomb > attack on the president," Tito said, adding the plot against the president > was uncovered after a raid in Jati Asih, Bekasi, several weeks after the > hotel bombings. > > Although trials are under way for most of the bombing suspects, Tito said > three more suspects arrested in Medan in April were still to be prosecuted. > Sources at the police have said the three Medan suspects are Deni Suramto, > who allegedly bought the explosives for the hotel attacks; Bayu Sena, the > suspected bomb maker; and Pandu Wicaksono. > > Tito said other key militants were also being sought. "Among them is Mustofa, > alias Abu Tholut. He is the most senior member we know after the Aceh > terrorist network was uncovered," he said. > > Mustofa was arrested in Semarang for illegal possession of firearms in July > 2003. He was sentenced to seven years in jail but walked free under a > conditional release in March 2009. > > "The road before us is still long and they will continue to regenerate," Tito > said. > > > > > Related articles > One Year After Indonesia Terrorist Attacks, Has Justice Been Served? > 10:27 PM 16/07/2010 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
