Separation DENSUS 88 was framed after the 2002 Bali bombings and became functional in 2003. The name of the association is a consequence of a senior Indonesian police official mishearing "ATA" in an instructions on the US Department of State's Anti-Terrorist Assistance program as "88". He figured it would be a decent name as the number 8 is a fortunate number in Asia and different authorities missing the mark on fortitude to address him. Notwithstanding, as indicated by Brig. Gen. Pranowo, the Indonesian Police Headquarter Anti-Terror Director, the number '88' is taken from the quantity of Australian fatalities in the 2002 Bali besieging, the biggest number from a solitary country.
Separation DENSUS 88 has disturbed the exercises of Central Java-based Islamist development Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and a large number of its top agents have been captured or killed. Abu Dujana, associated pioneer with JI's tactical wing and its conceivable emir, was secured on June 9, 2007. Azahari Husin was shot and killed in 2005. The Indonesian psychological militant association experienced a further blow when ostensibly its last getting by and at-large prominent figure, Noordin M. Top was killed in a shootout against Detachment DENSUS 88 on September 17, 2009 at Solo, Central Java. Separation DENSUS 88 is helped by unfamiliar offices, including the Australian Federal Police, in scientific sciences including DNA examination, and interchanges observing. In precautionary strikes in Java, the unit ruined assault plans to material gathering.
Separation DENSUS 88 administrators were associated with an activity in Poso, where 10 individuals, including a police officer, were killed in a gunfight during a high-risk capture procedure on January 22, 2007. In 2007, Detachment 88 captured and examined West Papuan basic liberties legal advisor, Iwangin Sabar Olif, and accused him of induction and offending the head of state, since he sent a SMS instant message disparaging of the Indonesian military and president. Separation DENSUS 88's activities remember involving US insight officials for its Jakarta base camp to tap the calls and read the SMS instant messages of Indonesian regular citizens.
Indonesia has won praise for cracking down on Islamist militants behind a string of deadly attacks and at the core of the fight have been the heavily armed black-clad officers of its anti-terrorism unit -- Detachment 88 / DENSUS 88.
A symbol of improved security cooperation with Western nations, the unit has gained somewhat of a cult status among many Indonesians, particularly after live television images of dramatic sieges ending in a hail of gunfire.
"They've been pretty good on the investigative side and intelligence side and being able to crack down on these rings," said Ken Conboy, a Jakarta-based security analyst and author.
Police have succeeded in killing or capturing hundreds of suspected militants in recent years. Last week, Detachment 88 / DENSUS 88 officers shot dead Dulmatin, a wanted militant with a $10 million bounty on his head who was tracked to a Jakarta Internet cafe.
The unit has been monitoring Islamist networks for potential threats ahead of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama next week. It has also joined security training exercises at key strategic sites such as five-star hotels and airports.
Detachment 88 was established after the 2002 Bali bombings carried out by militant network Jemaah Islamiah, which firmly placed Indonesia as a frontline state in the U.S.-led "war on terror."
But the Western funding of an anti-terrorism unit in the world's most populous Muslim nation can be sensitive. There have been reports of U.S. intelligence officers in Jakarta helping tap cell phones and reading SMS text messages of Indonesian civilians.
A U.S. embassy spokesman in Jakarta declined to comment, but a U.S. government document showed the unit had received technical support, training and equipment under the State Department's Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) program since 2003.
An Indonesian official, who spoke on condition on anonymity, confirmed the unit got Australian and U.S. help in advanced wiretapping technology, and also some British and French aid.
Indonesia and the United States are likely to discuss further security cooperation during Obama's visit. Washington has been considering whether to lift a ban on military training for Indonesia's notorious special forces unit, known as Kopassus.
Conboy said Detachment 88 / DENSUS 88 got its name because a top police officer at a briefing on the Anti-Terrorism Assistance program had mis-heard "A-T-A" as "Eighty-Eight," which he thought was auspicious since eight is a lucky number in Asian culture.
There have also been reports that it was due to the 88 Australians who died in the Bali bombings, while a top Detachment 88/ DENSUS 88 official said it was because DENSUS 88 resembled handcuffs.
Australia worked closely with Indonesia on security and Canberra helped set up a training center to combat militants in 2004, pledging A$38 million ($35 million) over five years.
The facility -- boasting a forensic laboratory and a Boeing 737 fuselage -- is in the police academy in the city of Semarang.
Indonesian extremists have become more savvy at communicating by using couriers rather than cell phones to avoid detection and analysts see limits to the usefulness of electronic surveillance.
"It has acquired good capacity to pursue jihadi elements once their existence has been detected," said Sidney Jones, an expert on Islamist militants at the International Crisis Group.
"But their ability to detect previously unknown groups is much weaker, because that information has to come from the community, not from fancy intercepts," added Jones.
There have also been controversies over how Detachment 88/ DENSUS 88 operates, in particular whether they have used deadly force during raids too often, raising the risk of retaliation from militants and losing possible intelligence.
Dulmatin and another wanted militant, Noordin Mohammad Top, who is believed to have masterminded suicide attacks on Jakarta hotels last year, were both shot dead during raids.
"They don't take any prisoners which I think some have noted with concern," said Conboy.
Tito Karnavian, the head of Detachment 88, told Reuters in a recent interview that officers used a response proportionate to threats under international operating procedures.
"So if the threat is lethal, we can use also the lethal force," added Karnavian, who said Noordin Top had been killed after attacking officers with an M-16 rifle and pipe-bombs. U.S.-funded Detachment 88, elite of Indonesia security.
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Kombes Pol Winardy menyebut, secara keseluruhan ada lima orang terduga teroris yang diringkus di empat lokasi berbeda.
Winardy merinci, dua terduga teroris yakni RA (41), SA alias S (30) diciduk di Blang Bintang, Aceh Besar pada Rabu (20/01/2021) sekira pukul 19.45 WIB.
Kemudian, satu terduga teroris yakni UM alias AZ alias TA (35) diringkus di Ulee Kareng, Banda Aceh pada Kamis (21/01/2021) sekira pukul 10.00 WIB. Lalu, dua terduga teroris yakni SB alias AF (40) dan MY (46) ditangkap di Langsa sekira pukul 20.00 wib,
"Penangkapan tersebut berlangsung di empat lokasi terpisah," kata dia dalam keterangan teetulis, Sabtu (23/1/21).
Winardy menerangkan Kelima terduga teroris ini diduga terlibat dalam jaringan Bom Polrestabes Medan, dan pembuatan bom jaringan teroris yang pernah ditangkap di wilayah Riau.
Hasil pemeriksaan, mereka juga berencana membuat bom yang akan digunakan untuk aksi teror di wilayah Aceh, serta berencana berangkat ke Afghanistan untuk bergabung dengan kelompok Daulah ISIS.
"Kami temukan beberapa dokumen yakni buku catatan sebagai penyampaian pesan yang berisi ancaman terhadap TNI dan Polri, serta Pemerintah Pusat dan Pemerintah Aceh," ujar dia.
Sejumlah Barang Disita
Dalam penangkapan, Detasemen Khusus 88 Anti Teror menyita barang bukti seperti beberapa bahan-bahan pembuat bom, paspor-paspor dan berbagai barang-barang yang berkaitan dengan ISIS.
"Para terduga teroris saat ini masih proses pemeriksaan di Polda Aceh dan selanjutnya akan dibawa ke Mabes Polri Jakarta" , tandas dia.
Densus 88 Tangkap 5 Terduga Teroris di Aceh Video :
Separation DENSUS 88, or Delta 88, is an epithet given to the recently hostile to dread unique power unit shaped inside Indonesian Police (Polri). As indicated by Brig. Gen. Pranowo, the Indonesian Police Headquarter Anti-Terror Director, the number '88' is taken from the biggest number of setbacks endured by a country in the Bali bombings episodes.
In that occurrence, 88 Australians lost their lives. The number '8' addresses coherence since this number doesn't show the start and the end like different numbers. The number '8' additionally resembles police binds. These two representative clarification portray the attitude of Detachment 88 that is very seious to work persistently to tackle the psychological warfare related cases.
This unique unit is being financed by the US government through its State Department's Diplomatic Security Service. The unit is as of now being prepared in Megamendung, 50 kilometers south of Jakarta, by CIA, FBI, and US Secret Service. The majority of these educators were ex-US extraordinary powers staffs. Separation 88 is intended to turn into an enemy of psychological militant unit that is skilled to counter different fear based oppressors' dangers, from bomb dangers to prisoner circumstances. This 400-staffs solid unique power is supposed to be completely employable in 2005.
They comprise of examiners, dangerous specialists, and assault unit that incorporates expert riflemen. Separation 88 is furnished with US weaponry and attack vehicles, for example, Colt M-4 attack rifles, Armalite AR-10 expert sharpshooter rifles, and Remington 870 shotguns. It is accounted for, in spite of the fact that has not been affirmed at this point, that this unit will have its own C-130 Hercules military vehicle plane to build its versatility. Every one of the supplies, including their preparation materials, apparently are by and large equivalent to those of US against fear monger units. Densus 88.
Pelabuhan penyeberangan Gilimanuk, Kabupaten Jembrana, Bali, hingga kini terus dijaga ketat aparat kepolisian. Bahkan, untuk memperketat pengawasan pintu masuk bagian barat Pulau Dewata itu, telah diterjunkan polisi anti-teror Densus 88.
Kabid Humas Polda Bali Kombes I Gede Sugianyar dihubungi di Denpasar, Senin, menyebutkan pelibatan Densus 88 di Gilimanuk sebagai upaya menambah kekuatan guna mengantisipasi kemungkinan masuknya pelaku teroris.
"Densus 88 bertugas membantu aparat Polres Jembrana yang setiap hari siaga di Pelabuhan Gilimanuk," tandasnya seraya menyebutkan, pengamanan pelabuhan feri yang menghubungkan Pelabuhan Feri Ketapang, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jatim, itu juga dibantu anggota TNI.
Sementara itu, Kapolres Jembrana AKBP Ketut Suardana mengatakan, pihaknya tidak pandang bulu dalam melakukan pemeriksaan di Gilimanuk, dengan memeriksa setiap kendaraan dan semua penumpangnya.
Bos DAMRI dan Lampu Mati...
NONTON TKP: Masyarakat menonton kegiatan olah TKP dari luar rumah kontrakan yang dihuni kelompok Noordin M Top di Dusun Binangun, Desa Wringinanom, Kertek, Wonosobo, Minggu (30/4). (30n) - SM/Sudarman.
BANYAK orang tak menyangka, Detasemen Khusus 88 Antiteror Mabes Polri akan datang ke Dukuh Binangun, Kelurahan Wringinanom, Kecamatan Kertek, Wonosobo untuk menggerebek sarang teroris.
Setelah drama penyerbuan itu berakhir, warga baru bisa menghubungkan beberapa peristiwa janggal yang terjadi selama hampir dua pekan menjelang penggerebekan.
Entah benar entah tidak, namun kejanggalan-kejanggalan tersebut amat mungkin merupakan bagian dari skenario polisi untuk memuluskan operasi. Kejanggalan itu antara lain terlihat ketika ada orang yang tiba-tiba mengaku-ngaku sebagai bos DAMRI datang dan memberi perintah tak lazim kepada pegawai di pangkalan bus tersebut. Pangkalan itu terletak persis di sebelah timur rumah kontrakan yang dihuni anak buah Noordin M Top.
Sugiyono, penjaga pangkalan itu mengisahkan, Jumat malam (28/4) ia didatangi empat pegawai DAMRI dari Jakarta yang tidak dikenalnya. Mereka memakai seragam DAMRI seperti yang dia kenakan.
Tak satu pun menyebutkan nama. Salah seorang yang berbadan tegap mengaku sebagai atasannya. Sugiyono percaya karena gerak-gerik dan gaya bicara mereka amat meyakinkan.
''Pegawai DAMRI pusat itu mengaku bos saya dan akan menginap untuk mengecek administrasi dan kondisi armada,'' tuturnya.
Sugiyono mengaku sepanjang malam ngobrol dengan sang ''bos''. Dia tidak menaruh syak wasangka. Bahkan ketika lelaki itu bertanya apakah kenal penghuni rumah sebelah, Sugiyono masih belum curiga. Ia tak menduga bahwa pria tersebut adalah polisi yang menyamar.
Barulah pada pagi harinya, sekitar pukul 04.30, Sugiyono mencium kejanggalan. Pasalnya, atasan dadakan itu menyuruh dia pergi tanpa alasan yang jelas. Meski demikian, Sugiyono tetap menuruti perintah itu.
Sugiyono baru tahu ada penggerebekan saat kembali ke pangkalan bus sekitar pukul 10.00. Ia terkejut melihat sekeliling tempat kerjanya dipasangi garis polisi dan banyak petugas hilir mudik. Tak sedikit yang bersenjata lengkap.
Setelah bertanya sana-sini dan merunutkan kejadian pada malam sebelumnya, ia pun mulai paham apa yang terjadi. Sugiyono menyimpulkan, sang bos adalah anggota Densus 88 yang sedang menyamar. Apalagi setelah penggerebekan itu usai, pria yang mengaku bos tersebut tak pernah lagi menampakkan batang hidungnya.
Pemulung dan Pemancing
Kejanggalan lain adalah munculnya sejumlah pemulung yang tiap hari mondar-mandir di jalan depan rumah kontrakan tersangka. Lalu, tampak pula beberapa pemancing yang mengail ikan di selokan seberang jalan.
Padahal, selokan yang lebarnya tak sampai satu meter itu hanya dihuni ikan-ikan kecil yang tak lebih besar dari pensil.
Supriyono, yang tinggal dan membuka warung makan di seberang rumah para teroris itu mengatakan kerap menemui wajah baru yang datang ke warungnya, sepekan sebelum penggerebekan.
''Saya juga sering melihat pemulung yang mondar-mandir di depan rumah itu. Padahal sebelumnya jarang sekali ada pemulung lewat,'' tambahnya.
Satu lagi keanehan yang kini baru disadari warga adalah soal lampu penerangan jalan yang padam. Janggal, karena lampu yang mati itu hanya lima titik di sepanjang jalan depan kontrakan para teroris.
Sementara itu, lampu-lampu lainnya di sepanjang Jl Wonosobo-Kertek KM 4 itu menyala terang.
Salah seorang warga, Budi Sumarno (40) menceritakan, lampu-lampu tersebut mati sepuluh hari sebelum penggerebekan.
''Semula saya anggap itu hanya kejadian biasa. Mungkin lampu padam karena rusak. Apalagi sehari sebelumnya ada petugas PLN yang membetulkan lampu-lampu,'' ujar Budi yang rumahnya berjarak sekitar 20 meter arah barat tempat tinggal tersangka.
Dia kini menduga-duga, pemadaman itu adalah bagian dari drama penggerebekan oleh polisi.
Sebab, setelah penyerbuan, lampu kembali menyala pada malam harinya.
Bapak dua anak tersebut menyatakan baru tahu di dekat rumahnya ada markas teroris, setelah beberapa polisi mendatangi rumahnya pada Sabtu (29/4) sekitar pukul 05.00.
''Saya terkejut karena tidak biasanya ada polisi datang. Mereka meminta keluarga saya diam dulu di rumah. Kalau keadaan sudah aman, barulah kami boleh keluar,'' tuturnya.
Dengan panik, dia bersama istri dan dua anaknya masuk kamar setelah mendengar suara tembakan dan ledakan bertubi-tubi. Saat itu dia hanya bisa berdoa semoga keluarganya selamat dan ledakan tidak sampai memorak-porandakan rumah mereka.
''Sampai sekarang saya masih trauma karena baru kali ini mendengar tembakan seperti ada perang di dekat rumah saya,'' ujarnya.
Densus 88 Amankan Peralatan untuk Merakit Bom di Pondok Kopi
Tim Detasemen Khusus 88 Anti Teror terus menyisir lokasi-lokasi penangkapan terduga teroris. Di lokasi penangkapan di Pondok Kopi, Duren Sawit, Jakarta Timur, Densus mengamankan peralatan untuk merakit bom.
"Ada beberapa bekas untuk itu, beberapa alat yang ada kaitannya untuk kegiatan pembuatan bom itu seluruhnya diambil," kata Kapolda Metro Jaya Irjen Pol Sutarman kepada wartawan.
Hal itu diungkapkan Kapolda di sela-sela kunjungannya ke Gereja Katedral, Jl Ir H Juanda, Kelurahan Pasarbaru, Kecamatan Sawah Besar, Jakarta Pusat.
Namun, lanjutnya, di lokasi tersebut, tim tidak menemukan adanya bom seperti yang ditemukan di Jalur Pipa Gas (JPG) Summarecon Gading Serpong, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten.
Kapolda mengungkapkan, tim Densus 88 terus menyisir sejumlah lokasi yang disebut oleh para terduga teroris yang sudah tertangkap itu.
"Masih disisir semua, bekas-bekas yang ditangkap kemarin, dikembangkan terus dan menyebut temapt-tempat lain," katanya.
Sebelumnya, tim menangkap 4 terduga teroris di Desa Rawa Wadas RT 1/03, Pondok Kopi, Duren Sawit, Jakarta Timur. Keempat pria yang ditangkap itu merupakan kelompok teroris bom buku.
Densus 88 Amankan Peralatan untuk Merakit Bom di Pondok Kopi Video :
