End of Year Security Brief

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The National Police’s counter terrorism squad, Detachment 88, otherwise known as Densus 88, arrested six suspected terrorist over the weekend in West Java, Central Java and East Java. The group are reportedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). The National Police (POLRI) Chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti told the press that the group had prepared a bomb attack for this upcoming end of the year holidays. [Continue reading]

The Danger of Propaganda Websites

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Abdurrahman Ayyub, the former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader for Australia, New Zealand and Papua told us on Sunday (April 5) that websites containing hateful speech might not directly impact Indonesia today, but it would certainly haunt us in the future. If the content of a website threatens national security, the content/website has to be blocked. Such is the argument for censorship. [Continue reading]

Security Briefing: Hunting Santoso

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The Indonesian Military (TNI) is conducting a joint military exercise for two weeks, with 3,200 officers from the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL), Indonesian Air force (TNI AU) and also Indonesian Army (TNI AD). The started on Monday (March 30) and would end on April 15. The official line is that the training is held to test the readiness of military officers in conducting join military operations. [Continue reading]

Security Briefing: A Déjà Vu

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More than 500 Indonesian citizens reportedly left to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). That said, on March 25, the Indonesian National Police (POLRI) confirmed that only 159 Indonesians had left to Syria for the cause. Eleven of them have returned to Indonesia and the authorities have arrested three. [Continue reading]

Security Briefing: Chep Hernawan, and the Return of Indonesian ISIS Fighters

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Last Saturday (March 21), the head of the hard-line group Islamic Reform Movement (Garis) Chep Hernawan was arrested with the charge of committing fraud. Chep allegedly embezzled 150 million Rupiah in 2011. Prior to his arrest, Chep made a revelatory statement. He claimed that he’s the financier behind Indonesians joining the State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). But who is Chep Hernawan? [Continue reading]

Security Briefing: Police Arrested Self-Proclaimed ISIS Financier

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The head of the hard-line group Islamic Reform Movement (Garis) Chep Hermawan made a revelatory statement last week. He claimed that he’s the financiers behind Indonesians joining the State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Indonesian National Police (POLRI), however, believe that Chep was lying and that he had simply sought to create a media sensation. POLRI said that they had investigated Chep and found no proof supporting his claim. [Continue reading]

Security Briefing: Potential Threat in Indonesia

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, otherwise known as ISIS, has become a potential security threat in Indonesia. This is a concern for the Indonesian law enforcement officials today given that many Indonesian hard-liners have openly declared the support of ISIS. [continue reading]