inp.polri.go.id – Head of Operations Assistance (Kabagbanops) of Special Detachment (Densus) 88, Commissioner Aswin Siregar conveyed a serious warning to the people after the convoy of Khilafatul Muslimin that shook the media. "For the community or anyone who joins the group, that group has a long history of links to various terrors and radicals," explained theKabagbanops Densus 88. He revealed that the Khilafatul Muslimin group had links to various terror events in Indonesia and the leader of Khilafatul Muslimin, Abdul Qodir Baraja, had previously been arrested by Densus 88 for a terror incident. Densus 88 said Abdul Qodir Baraja had also joined the Indonesian Islamic State (NII) group. "If we look at the founders of this group or this movement, they are very close to radical groups, such as NII," said Kabagbanops Densus 88. He stated that the convoy or campaign by the Khilafatul Muslimin (KM) group was also very close to terrorism. Densus 88 is even investigating the convoy with other related police units. This is to explore why these events has occured and to find the proper respond if this kind of issue happen again in the future. "We will see later, whether this will lead to a criminal act of terrorism or not. The determination will be based on the evidence that we will collect," explained Kabagbanops Densus 88. Kabagbanops Densus 88 hopes that by understanding the history of the groups and people involved in it, the public can be more vigilant. Moreover, several people in the Khilafatul Muslimin group have also been arrested for being involved in terrorism and radicalism. "We really urge that if there’s someone who invites you to join in that kind of convoy, think twice about it. If you are not careful with it, you can face legal consequences," said Kabagbanops Densus 88.