Indonesia intensifies crackdown on terrorism before 2024 elections

Spokesman for the Indonesian National Police, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan. (Photo: ANTARA)

Speaking at a press conference on October 29, the spokesman for the Indonesian National Police, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, said that the country's police force in general and Densus 88 in particular are stepping up the suppression of terrorist groups and criminals.

Twenty-seven suspects were apprehended in separate operations in Jakarta, West Java and Central Sulawesi provinces. They are allegedly members of the extremist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) or the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

Ahmad said some suspects were detained after they made provocative posts on social media.

Earlier, the police's anti-terror squad had detained a total of 18 people allegedly involved in terrorism-related criminal activities in six provinces, namely West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Lampung, West Nusa Tenggara, West Java and West Kalimantan. Similar operations have been conducted in the past few months to prevent potential acts of terror./. 

VNA