Jakarta, NU Online
The police are tracking down members of a Koran study group formerly led by slain terror suspect Syaifuddin Zuhri bin Jaelani Irsyad in an effort to prevent further terror attacks.
National Police chief spokesman Insp. Gen. Nanan Soekarna said Wednesday that Saefudin and his brother, Muhammad Syahrir, had received help from other members within the study group.<>
Officers from the National Police’s counterterrorism force, Detachment 88 killed both Syaifuddin and Syahrir during a raid at a boarding house in Ciputat, Banten, on Friday.
“We are currently locating members of the group,” Nanan told a press conference.
“We need to detect the influence of this recital group.”
The statement was made a day after the surrender of Afham Ramadhan into police custody.
Afham is one of the students who helped the terrorists in finding a new room at the boarding house in Ciputat. He managed to flee from police during the raid.
Both Zuhri and Syahrir were brought to the boarding house by their nephew, Fajar Firdaus. They had been renting the room for about a month.
Fajar was assisted by two friends in obtaining the room, Afham and Sonny Jayadi, both students at the nearby Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN).
The police had enough reason to pursue other group members because two of the July 17 suicide bombers, Dani Dwi Permana and Nana Ichwan Maulana, were also members of the reigious study group.
UIN rector, Komaruddin Hidayat, said he was waiting for the police to complete their investigation into Afham and Sonny before considering disciplinary action.
“If Afham and Sonny are proven to have assisted the terrorists then the only option is to expel them from the university,” he told The Jakarta Post.
Noted Islamic scholar Azyumardi Azra said the fact that there were two university students involved in assisting terrorists in finding a new safe house could only mean that they had adopted a warped form of Islam.
“The school should try to break through in explaining Islam to all students,” he said.
“This effort should be conducted thoroughly and continuously.”
Komaruddin said the university had provided enough space for students to study and discuss various ideologies.
“They are free to study dozens of ideological variants,” he said.
“But if it manifests into violent crime, then we need to see police intervention.”
Earlier this year, UIN endorsed the government’s efforts in combating terrorism across Indonesia.
UIN was established in 1957 as Indonesia’s first state Islamic university. It has a long tradition of civic engagement. (jp/dar)
The police are tracking down members of a Koran study group formerly led by slain terror suspect Syaifuddin Zuhri bin Jaelani Irsyad in an effort to prevent further terror attacks.
National Police chief spokesman Insp. Gen. Nanan Soekarna said Wednesday that Saefudin and his brother, Muhammad Syahrir, had received help from other members within the study group.<>
Officers from the National Police’s counterterrorism force, Detachment 88 killed both Syaifuddin and Syahrir during a raid at a boarding house in Ciputat, Banten, on Friday.
“We are currently locating members of the group,” Nanan told a press conference.
“We need to detect the influence of this recital group.”
The statement was made a day after the surrender of Afham Ramadhan into police custody.
Afham is one of the students who helped the terrorists in finding a new room at the boarding house in Ciputat. He managed to flee from police during the raid.
Both Zuhri and Syahrir were brought to the boarding house by their nephew, Fajar Firdaus. They had been renting the room for about a month.
Fajar was assisted by two friends in obtaining the room, Afham and Sonny Jayadi, both students at the nearby Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN).
The police had enough reason to pursue other group members because two of the July 17 suicide bombers, Dani Dwi Permana and Nana Ichwan Maulana, were also members of the reigious study group.
UIN rector, Komaruddin Hidayat, said he was waiting for the police to complete their investigation into Afham and Sonny before considering disciplinary action.
“If Afham and Sonny are proven to have assisted the terrorists then the only option is to expel them from the university,” he told The Jakarta Post.
Noted Islamic scholar Azyumardi Azra said the fact that there were two university students involved in assisting terrorists in finding a new safe house could only mean that they had adopted a warped form of Islam.
“The school should try to break through in explaining Islam to all students,” he said.
“This effort should be conducted thoroughly and continuously.”
Komaruddin said the university had provided enough space for students to study and discuss various ideologies.
“They are free to study dozens of ideological variants,” he said.
“But if it manifests into violent crime, then we need to see police intervention.”
Earlier this year, UIN endorsed the government’s efforts in combating terrorism across Indonesia.
UIN was established in 1957 as Indonesia’s first state Islamic university. It has a long tradition of civic engagement. (jp/dar)
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