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View all search resultsExperts have said that while the attack in Sigi was likely carried out by the East Indonesia Mujahiddin (MIT) terrorist group, police investigators should dig deeper into the group’s motives, which could have been to attract local support for their cause and to recruit new fighters.
Critics say that signing the draft Perpres would be premature without auditing the effectiveness of joint police-military operations, involving the public and providing more specific details on provisions on the military's counterterrorism role.
The victims, named Tamar, 50, and his son Patmar, 27, were residents of Poso, Central Sulawesi. The police said the suspects and the victims had run into each other several times and the suspects had intimidated them, demanding food from the victims each time.
The Tinombala police-military operation to hunt down the remaining members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group in Poso, Central Sulawesi, has been extended once again, as authorities suspect the group had recruited new members.
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