Indonesia's Detachment 88 arrests terror suspect in Bima

October 23, 2013

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Anti-terror squad Detachment 88 announced Monday (October 21st) it had arrested a suspected terrorist in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, local media reported.

National Police spokesman Agus Rianto said Satrio Sandra Wiguna was arrested Friday in a follow-up operation after police arrested on Thursday two suspected terrorists and killed another in South Sulawesi, according to the Jakarta Globe. Satrio has alleged links to the West Indonesia Mujahidin network and to militants Abu Roban and Nurul Haq.

Abu Roban, who ran the West Indonesia Mujahidin, was killed in an operation in Kendal in May. The group's influence weakened since Abu and dozens of his accomplices were killed in a series of raids conducted in Java and Lampung, according to The Jakarta Post.

"The terrorists were involved in fa'i activities (fundraising) that were distributed or used in activities that they had planned," police spokesman Agus Rianto said, according to Pontianak Tribune.

Nurul Haq, who remains at large, is believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of a Jakarta Police officer in August, the Globe reported.

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- Helena
  
  October 23, 2013 @ 06:10:50AM
- What is apparent is that the terrorists captured in Sulawesi and other islands come from Java. They have characteristically Javanese names. We can rightly suspect that these people are sent from Java, sent by organisations that are generally controlled by Javanese. These people disrupt the lives of people outside of Java where many people are non-Muslims.