Jakarta, Indonesian police crack down on terrorism. Arrest of members of Islamic State fighters with ties to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The base is suspected of planning an attack targeting Indonesia's presidential election next year.
A spokesman for Densus 88, Indonesia's counter-terrorism police unit, said: At the beginning of last October They arrested 59 suspected fighters of Muslim extremist groups and seized weapons. propaganda material and chemicals for making bombs. In this group, 40 people are related to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, or JAD, which has ties to the Islamic State group, or IS, and is planning an attack. The presidential election is scheduled to be held in February next year. The goal was to attack security forces overseeing various election-related activities.
A spokesman for Densus 88 said elections are part of democracy. But democracy is immoral for this group. who viewed the election as a violation of their rules The other 19 suspects are linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network, which has ties to al-Qaeda. The JI group is behind the Bali bombings. In 2002, it caused damage to nightclubs and bars. and caused the deaths of 202 people, including 88 Australians.
Source: Thai News Agency