Indonesia warns against sponsoring terrorism in the form of charity

On May 25, the Counter-Terrorism Squad (Densus 88) of the Indonesian National Police urged the people of this country to be cautious when donating money to charity.

Densus 88’s head of operations support, Senior Inspector Aswin Siregar recalled the case of IA, a self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) supporter arrested in Malang, East Java province , on May 23 last.

Aswin said, this character is said to have used tactics Fundraising of the group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) to mislead people into thinking that they are donating to legitimate activities to raise funds for terrorist activities.

JI’s tactic to mislead people into thinking they are donating to legitimate causes has been brought to light by Densus 88, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and the Indonesian Ulema Clergy (MUI) in 2021.

Riot police in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo: Reuters)

According to Aswin, it is likely that other terrorist groups such as IS and Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) are also using this method of fundraising.

The investigation results showed that, besides participating in fundraising activities, IA also supported propaganda about IS on social networks. In addition, IA also contacted a member of JAD with the initials “MR”.

According to Aswin, through communication, IA and MR planned to carry out attacks on public facilities and police headquarters that they believed were controlled by demons and enemies of Islam.

Earlier, at the end of 2020, Major General Awi Setyono of the Indonesian National Police said that charity donation boxes were one of the sources of funding for JI along with a company owned by terrorist group members. this dad. According to Mr. Awi Setyono, police discovered that these donation boxes had been misused and placed in convenience stores across the country. The funds raised have been used for various purposes such as sending JI members to Syria to participate in military training and terrorist tactics, as well as purchasing weapons and explosives for use in military operations. terrorist attack.

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