inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) of Indonesian National Police focused on hunting the mastermind of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group because the JI members keep conducting actions from the command of the mastermind. "We are getting closer. We are far away from the bloodbath hands and explosives ones. We are closer to the mastermind and also investigating funding strategy, et cetera", Chief of Operational Assistance Agency of Densus 88, Police Grand Commissioner Aswin Siregar, said on Friday (26/11/21). Police Grand Commissioner Aswin Siregar stated that Densus 88 is trying to crush and weaken the JI group even though it needs a longer time because JI keeps expanding its organisation. Besides the JI group expansion, JI also often conducts official fundraising events either in the education sector or help for Syria. "So the terrorism funding is not visible, despite being part of their strategy to get public sympathy", Chief of Operational Assistance of Densus 88 said. Police Grand Commissioner Aswin Siregar stated its sympathy for the public stigma of Densus 88 being criminalised clerics because several religious figures that have been arrested lately. Chief of Operational Assistance of Densus 88 affirmed that the arrests conducted by Densus 88 are equipped with adequate evidence. "There are no actions that not in accordance with adequate evidence", he affirmed. (bg/bq/hy)