Jakarta, IO – There was new revelation with regard to the arrest of terrorist suspect DE in Bekasi. The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) freezed the account with billions of rupiah belonging to the employee of state railway company PT KAI.
PPATK chairman Ivan Yustiavananda did not specify the exact amount. However, he confirmed that the banking data had been submitted to the National Police’s anti-terror unit Densus 88.
“We exercised our authority in accordance with Law 8/2010,” said Ivan, per Jawapos, Friday (18/8).
DE who was suspected of being an ISIS affiliate. Indonesian National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ramadhan said DE played an active role in spreading jihadist ideology and propaganda on social media, primarily via Facebook.
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“The perpetrator posted on Facebook the digital poster showing pledge of allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State Abu Al Husain Al Quraisyi in both Arabic and Indonesian,” said Ramadhan. (un)