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View all search resultsPolice find thousands of alms boxes allegedly used by Jamaah Islamiyah to raise money
The funds were allegedly used for various purposes, from sending JI members to Syria to purchasing weapons and explosives.
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he National Police have said 20,068 alms boxes in 12 regions were used to raise money and fund activities for the Jaamah Islamiyah terrorist group.
The boxes were from the Abdurrachman Bin Auf (ABA) charity foundation, National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Argo Yuwono said.
“We learned of the number of alms boxes based on information from a suspect named Fitria Sanjaya, also known as Acil,” he said on Thursday as reported by tribunnews.com.
The arrested suspect was a member of the foundation, he added.
Most of the alms boxes were found in Lampung province with 6,000 boxes, followed by 4,000 boxes in North Sumatra, 2,000 in Yogyakarta, 2,000 in Magetan and 2,500 in Malang, East Java. Boxes were also found in Jakarta, Central Java’s Pati, Semarang, Pati, Temanggung and Surakarta and Ambon in Maluku.
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Argo further said that the group had started distributing boxes because it was limited in operational fund sources. The organization aimed to raise money from the public through the charity boxes and religious gatherings.
