Indonesia arrests another terror suspect

December 19, 2013

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BIMA, Indonesia – The National Police's anti-terror unit on Monday (December 16th) arrested a suspected terrorist allegedly involved in a string of armed robberies in West Jakarta, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Counterterrorism police on Tuesday (December 17th) guard a terror suspect from eastern Indonesia at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport. A man arrested Monday in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara is suspected of accepting Rp 47 billion ($3.8m) from the Abu Roban terror group to recruit people for military training in Poso, Central Sulawesi, police say. [Bima Sakti/AFP]

Detachment 88 forces arrested the suspect, identified as Ruli Alexander -- also known as Iskandar -- in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, National Police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said.

Ruli's arrest follows separate arrests on Sunday of four other suspected Indonesian terrorists.

Ruli is also suspected of receiving Rp 47 billion ($3.8m) from the Abu Roban terror group to recruit terrorist operatives for military training in Poso, Central Sulawesi.

An eyewitness said Ruli tried to flee when police approached him, according to Tempo.

The network of Abu Roban, former leader of the West Indonesia Mujahidin, is blamed for a series of robberies and several terror attacks. He was slain in a shootout with police in Central Java in May.

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- Jimi Roy
  
  December 28, 2013 @ 10:12:42AM
- Terror does not exist within the Islamic faith for it is a disease in the hearts of people who have been possessed with the traits of other creatures that do not wish peace to exist in the world. The first trait (1) are cursed demons who do not desire peace in the world, the second trait (2) which we call human devils, are those who take advantage of people of different religions, pitting them against each other so that they insult and slander. Open your eyes, people of faith, the demonic nature of man is to always destroy one another, forcing one's will upon others who have embraced other religions. This is forbidden in Islam, this is known as Maghdub and Dhool (forcing one's will is the same as having no religion).