inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror of the Indonesian National Police has succeeded in arresting 370 suspects related to crime cases throughout 2021. The data has accumulated today, Friday, December 24, 2021.
"The number of arrests is 370 and all (suspects)," explained the Head of the Operational Assistance Section at the Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror of the Indonesian National Police, Police Grand Commissioner Aswin Siregar, Friday, (12/24/21).
Police Grand Commissioner Aswin Siregar said the most arrests in March 2021 were 75 people. Following April 2021, as many as 70 people were arrested.
Throughout March 2021, there were two terrors in Indonesia. Namely, the suicide bombing at the Cathedral Church, Makassar on March 28, 2021, and three days of attacks on the security post (Indonesian National Police Headquarters), South Jakarta, by a female terrorist who was considered the only wolf or a terrorist act carried out alone.
Meanwhile, 29 terrorists were arrested in January 2021. On average, they were members of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) network group.
Then, 24 terrorist suspects were arrested by the Detachment bearing the owl symbol in February 2021. The 24 people were part of the development of the arrest of Jamaah Islamiyah leader Upik Lawanga in Lampung in 2020.
Then, in May 2021, 17 suspected terrorists were arrested. Then, in June 2021, there were 25 people, and in July 2021, eight people were arrested.
Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror continues to develop and identify suspected terrorists. A total of 61 suspects were arrested in August 2021. Silent operations began August 12, 2021. A total of 61 suspects were known to be part of JI.
A total of 58 were arrested in the first week of the operation. Dozens of suspects claimed they wanted to carry out terror before the 76th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.
The arrests of 61 suspected terrorists were spread across 11 provinces. Namely North Sumatra, Jambi, Lampung, Banten, West Java , Central Java, East Java, South Sulawesi, Maluku, West Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.
Furthermore, in September 2021, seven suspects were arrested by Special Detachment. However, in October 2021, only one suspect was arrested by the special unit belonging to the Patrolman Corps.
Meanwhile, in November 2021, 17 suspects were arrested. Finally, in December 2021, 36 suspected terrorist cases were arrested by the Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror of the Indonesian National Police.
Of the 36 suspects, eight people were recently arrested in three regions of Indonesia, namely on 21-22 December 2021. In detail, three suspects with the initials AZE, RT, and MS were arrested in Central Kalimantan on Tuesday, 21 December 2021. The three suspects The terrorist network of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) is planning to carry out terror shortly.
Then, two suspects were arrested in South Kalimantan on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. They had the initials SU and MR. Both are also affiliated with JAD.
Then, three suspects, AP, RR, and NT, were arrested in Central Java on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. The three suspected terrorists from the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) network controlled the Information and Technology sector.