Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07JAKARTA827
2007-03-22 09:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 000827
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, S/CT, DS/IP/EAP, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/T/ATA,
DS/CC
FBI FOR ETTIU/SSA ROTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2017
TAGS: PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR
KVPR, CVIS, ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS
Classified By: Political Officer David Willis for reasons 1.4 (B) and (
D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 000827
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, S/CT, DS/IP/EAP, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/T/ATA,
DS/CC
FBI FOR ETTIU/SSA ROTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2017
TAGS: PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR
KVPR, CVIS, ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS
Classified By: Political Officer David Willis for reasons 1.4 (B) and (
D)
1. (C) SUMMARY: On March 20-21, Indonesian National Police
(INP) units, including Detachment 88 officers trained by
DS/ATA, carried out CT operations in Central Java that
resulted in the arrest of at least five suspected terrorists.
INP units fatally shot one suspect in a shootout Tuesday
night. Additional operations are expected through the
weekend. The INP said the suspects were part of the Jemaah
Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network and closely linked to Abu
Dujanah, one of the most senior JI operators. The INP also
seized automatic weapons, ammunition, homemade grenades and
explosive material, including 300 kilograms of potassium
chlorate and 20 kilograms of TNT. Contrary to initial press
reports, Abu Dujanah was not among the suspects arrested thus
far. The arrests were another example of the ongoing terror
threat facing Indonesia and the INP's active pursuit of
suspected terrorists. END SUMMARY
2. (C) INP CT units, including Detachment 88 teams trained by
DS/ATA, conducted operations this week in Central Java that
targeted senior JI leader Abu Dujanah and his close
associates, resulting in the arrest of at least five terror
suspects. The arrests exemplify the ongoing terror threat
facing Indonesia. New information obtained by the INP during
the raids could likely lead to more INP operations against
Abu Dujanah's network through the weekend. Contrary to early
press reports, Abu Dujanah was not among those arrested in
the March 20-21 operations, despite several weeks of intense
INP surveillance of his activities. An INP investigator who
had monitored Dujanah told us that the terrorist leader had
turned off his cell phone and left his house just hours
before the raids. Public INP statements indicate
investigators believed Dujanah was still in the general
Yogyakarta area, the current focus of the INP's operations.
3. (C) Based on preliminary information from our INP contacts
and local press reports, the terror suspects arrested in
these ongoing INP operations included Mujadid (a key figure
in Central Sulawesi violence),Suparjo (shot during the March
20 raid and recovering under heavy security at a local
hospital),Malik, Tedi (aka Sarwo Edi) and Akhiyas. Terror
suspect Agus Surya (aka Agus Mahmudi) was shot and killed
during the operations.
4. (C) In addition to the arrests, preliminary information
indicated that items seized by the INP during this week's
operations included several automatic weapons (AK47 and M16),
approximately 2,900 rounds of ammunition with magazines, 200
active detonators, two improvised firearms and one machete.
Preliminary press reports indicate that the explosive
material seized by the INP included 16 homemade grenades,
approximately 300 kilograms of potassium chloride and 20
kilograms of TNT.
HEFFERN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, S/CT, DS/IP/EAP, DS/DSS/ITA, DS/T/ATA,
DS/CC
FBI FOR ETTIU/SSA ROTH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/22/2017
TAGS: PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR
KVPR, CVIS, ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIAN CT UNITS ARREST TERROR SUSPECTS
Classified By: Political Officer David Willis for reasons 1.4 (B) and (
D)
1. (C) SUMMARY: On March 20-21, Indonesian National Police
(INP) units, including Detachment 88 officers trained by
DS/ATA, carried out CT operations in Central Java that
resulted in the arrest of at least five suspected terrorists.
INP units fatally shot one suspect in a shootout Tuesday
night. Additional operations are expected through the
weekend. The INP said the suspects were part of the Jemaah
Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network and closely linked to Abu
Dujanah, one of the most senior JI operators. The INP also
seized automatic weapons, ammunition, homemade grenades and
explosive material, including 300 kilograms of potassium
chlorate and 20 kilograms of TNT. Contrary to initial press
reports, Abu Dujanah was not among the suspects arrested thus
far. The arrests were another example of the ongoing terror
threat facing Indonesia and the INP's active pursuit of
suspected terrorists. END SUMMARY
2. (C) INP CT units, including Detachment 88 teams trained by
DS/ATA, conducted operations this week in Central Java that
targeted senior JI leader Abu Dujanah and his close
associates, resulting in the arrest of at least five terror
suspects. The arrests exemplify the ongoing terror threat
facing Indonesia. New information obtained by the INP during
the raids could likely lead to more INP operations against
Abu Dujanah's network through the weekend. Contrary to early
press reports, Abu Dujanah was not among those arrested in
the March 20-21 operations, despite several weeks of intense
INP surveillance of his activities. An INP investigator who
had monitored Dujanah told us that the terrorist leader had
turned off his cell phone and left his house just hours
before the raids. Public INP statements indicate
investigators believed Dujanah was still in the general
Yogyakarta area, the current focus of the INP's operations.
3. (C) Based on preliminary information from our INP contacts
and local press reports, the terror suspects arrested in
these ongoing INP operations included Mujadid (a key figure
in Central Sulawesi violence),Suparjo (shot during the March
20 raid and recovering under heavy security at a local
hospital),Malik, Tedi (aka Sarwo Edi) and Akhiyas. Terror
suspect Agus Surya (aka Agus Mahmudi) was shot and killed
during the operations.
4. (C) In addition to the arrests, preliminary information
indicated that items seized by the INP during this week's
operations included several automatic weapons (AK47 and M16),
approximately 2,900 rounds of ammunition with magazines, 200
active detonators, two improvised firearms and one machete.
Preliminary press reports indicate that the explosive
material seized by the INP included 16 homemade grenades,
approximately 300 kilograms of potassium chloride and 20
kilograms of TNT.
HEFFERN