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Santoso must be caught before August: Police chief
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National Police chief Gen.Badrodin Haiti inspects Operation Tinombala task force personnel in Poso, Central Sulawesi. (thejakartapost.com/Ruslan Sangadji)
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ational Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti has ordered Operation Tinombala security personnel to immediately arrest terrorist fugitive Santoso, who is reportedly hiding in a forest near Poso, Central Sulawesi.
National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Monday that Badrodin told senior police officers at National Police headquarters that Santoso, who led the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group, must be apprehended before Operation Tinombala was due to end in August.
The police chief told the Operation Tinombala task force to maximize measures and formulate a new strategy to arrest MIT members, Boy said as quoted by kompas.com on Monday.
Operation Tinombala, which was initially scheduled to end early May, was extended three months from May 10 to Aug. 10, after the failure to catch Santoso. (afr/bbn)
