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Jakarta Police chief calls for caution over Ramadhan jihad
Jakarta Police chief Insp
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Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian: (Antara) (Antara)
Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian (Antara)
Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian has called for caution in connection with a call or edict from the Islamic State (IS) movement for jihad.
"I do not want to name the groups (networks in Indonesia) that are loyal to the group that gives the fatwa," he said in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by Antara news agency.
Tito explained that on June 23 IS spokesman Abu Muhammad Adhnani called for jihad during Ramadhan following the same call from IS leader Abu Umar Al-Baghdadi.
He said that IS loyalist groups in Indonesia have developed in Jakarta, West Java, Central Java and Banten.
He said the jihad call was connected with recent terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait.
He said the Indonesian police had watched certain groups that have the potential to conduct terrorist attacks in the country.
"Networks there have connections with networks in Indonesia and so we must be alert," he said.
In view of that he said he had given directives to police chiefs at resorts regarding steps to deal with potential threats from the groups.
The police have already worked to monitor the movement of the groups and so people need not worry, he said.
The government and people of Indonesia condemned the terrorist attacks that struck Kuwait, Tunisia, and France on Friday, killing 51 people and injuring dozens of civilians.
The Indonesian government offered condolences to the governments of Kuwait, Tunisia and France and to the relatives of the victims. (hhr)
