Indonesian govt expresses support to police over attack in Medan
25th June 2017 | 1.232 Views
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. (ANTARA/Widodo S. Jusuf)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government expressed support to the police here on Sunday following an attack on their regional police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, early in the morning that day.
"We all must support the police who have so far guarded us and with regard to the attack police members certainly as well as us all must now be careful," cabinet secretary Pramono Anung said after visiting former president Megawatis home to exchange Eid greetings.
"We hope the attackers could be caught soon," he said.
Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary general of the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP) which is led by Megawati, said the attack proved that the threat has become more real.
In view of the incident he asked if the bill on anti-terrorism, which is now still being discussed at the House of Reprrsentatives, had to be passed immediately.
"We strongly condemned attacks on law enforcement officers," he added.
Indonesia Police chief General Tito Karnavian has earlier said that the attackers of the police hradquaryers in Medan are members of a Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) cell.
"It is believed cells in the JAD still have an intent to conduct attacks," he said after extending Eid greetings to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in an open house at the state palace.
Adjunct First Inspector Martua Sialingging died after being stabbed by teo attackers who came into the headquareyrs by scaling its fence.
One of the attackers also died after being shot by a Mobile Brigade member on duty there.
General Tito admitted before that three alleged terrorists had been arrested saying that the two attackers are the remaining members of the cell.
"We hope their strength is not big," he said.
He said two people had climbed over the fence of the headquarters and attacked Adjunct First Inspector Martua Sialingging who was on duty.
Other members who saw the incident immediately chased them. "Another officer on duty from the Mobile Brigade shot the two attakers causing one of them to die and wounding the other.
General Tito said he had ordered all officers to increase their security following the incident.
(Reported by Saiful Hakim/Uu,H-YH)
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Two men attack North Sumatra police headquarters
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Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnels guard the surrounding area of North Sumatra police headquarters following an attack to the police, Sunday (June 25).
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEDAN -- Two unidentified men believed to be terrorists were reportedly attacking and killing a police guard on duty early on Sunday morning.
North Sumatra police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr MP Nainggolan said he could give any information about the social media report beyond saying ,"We will give the detail later."
However, in Jakarta, Chief spokesman of the police headquarter Insp.Gen. Setyo Wasisto was quoted as saying on Sunday, that a police officer was killed on duty with a knife wound.
The report said a police officer Adj. Inspector I M Sigalinging and his friend Brigadier E Ginting were on duty during off hours. Suddenly two men came and hit Sigalingging with a knife.
An officers of the unit of police mobile brigade saw the incident and fired a warning shot, but as the attackers refused to stop, the officer shot at the two men and killed one.
Meanwhile, the government expressed support to the police here on Sunday following an attack on their regional police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, early in the morning that day.
"We all must support the police who have so far guarded us and with regard to the attack police members certainly as well as us all must now be careful," cabinet secretary Pramono Anung said after visiting former president Megawati's home to exchange Eid greetings.
"We hope the attackers could be caught soon," he said.
Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary general of the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP) which is led by Megawati, said the attack proved that the threat has become more real.
In view of the incident he asked if the bill on anti-terrorism, which is now still being discussed at the House of Representatives, had to be passed immediately.
"We strongly condemned attacks on law enforcement officers," he added.
Indonesia Police chief General Tito Karnavian has earlier said that the attackers of the police headquarters in Medan are members of a Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) cell.
"It is believed cells in the JAD still have an intent to conduct attacks," he said after extending Eid greetings to President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in an open house at the state palace.
Adjunct First Inspector Martua Sialingging died after being stabbed by the attackers who came into the headquarters by scaling its fence.
One of the attackers also died after being shot by a Mobile Brigade member on duty there.
General Tito admitted before that three alleged terrorists had been arrested saying that the two attackers are the remaining members of the cell.
"We hope their strength is not big," he said.
He said two people had climbed over the fence of the headquarters and attacked Adjunct First Inspector Martua Sialingging who was on duty.
Other members who saw the incident immediately chased them. "Another officer on duty from the Mobile Brigade shot the two attackers causing one of them to die and wounding the other.
General Tito said he had ordered all officers to increase their security following the incident.
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Police believe attackers member of ISIS network
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Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnels guard the surrounding area of North Sumatra police headquarters following an attack to the police, Sunday (June 25).
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEDAN -- The two attackers of the regional police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatta, early on Sunday morning have been indicated as ISIS network members.
North Sumatra regional police chief Inspector General Rycko Amleza Dahniel said the police have already known their identities including their homes that have also been searched by the police.
During the search the police discovered several documents about ISIS as well as knives, ISIS flags and videos.
"It was found that the two had once been in Syria," he said.
He said during the search at the security post which was the scene of the incident the police discovered two knives which are still new.
One of the knives was taken from one of them who had been shot to death and another one from the other who was wounded.
He said the police also found gasoline and a match box which had been used to burn the post.
"This incident proves that the threat of terrorism is real," he said.
He said the police have so far been made their main target as has also been proven by bomb attacks in Kampung Melayu, Jakarta, recently.
He said the police are still investigating the incident in Medan with assistance from the anti-terror special unit and a team from the national police headquarters.
At around 3am on Sunday two unknoen persons attacked personnel of the community service center of the North Sumatra regional police headquarters claiming the life of Adjunct First Inspector Martua Sigalingging who was then on duty at the exit gate. He suffered wounds on his chest, hands and neck after being attacked by knife.
One of the attackers was shot to death while the other was wounded.
Police detain 12 witnesses over attack in Medan
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEDAN -- The police have detained 12 witnesses in connection with an attack on community service police personnel at the North Sumatra regional police headquarters in Medan early on Sunday morning that left one officer dead.
A joint team of anti-terror personnel from the national and North Sumatra headquarters had held the witnesses since Sunday evening, Senior Commissioner Rina Sari Ginting, head of the public relations department of the police headquarters, said here on Monday.
They are currently still being questioned intensively, she said.
"Of them, five need to be thoroughly investigated," she remarked.
Ginting stated that they were being interrogated to uncover their possible roles and connections in the attack, including surveying and mapping of the North Sumatra police headquarters before the act, books and videos for indoctrination of members as well as about ISIS, and methods used by their organization discovered during search at the homes of the attackers.
Based on the anti-terrorism law, the police have a week to conduct questioning to collect information before the suspects are announced.
The joint team will conduct a day-to-day analysis and evaluation regarding the case to uncover their network, including on the communication equipment that was confiscated.
"Just pray for us, so that the team can finish its work fast," she said.
Based on the results of their investigation so far, the police have been able to identify the attackers by their initials as AR and SP. AR was killed, while SP was wounded.
According to witnesses and his family, SP went to Syria in 2013 and had stayed there for six months.
"After returning from Syria, SP kept communicating through the internet about spreading the ISIS ideology," she said.
At around 3 a.m. local time on Sunday, two unidentified persons attacked personnel of the community center at the North Sumatra regional police headquarters at the exit gate that resulted in the death of First Adjunct Inspector Martua Sigalingging.
One of the attackers was shot dead, while the other was wounded by on-duty members of the Mobile Brigade at the entry gate in their efforts to pacify them.
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Three Suspects Named in the Sumatra Police HQ Attack
TEMPO.CO,
Medan - Police named three suspects responsible for the attack on North Sumatra’s Police Headquarters on Sunday, June 25.They are Syawaluddin Pakpahan (SP), Ardial Ramadhana (AR), and Hendry Pratama or Boboy.
Syawal and Ardial were tasked to monitor the location of the attack and conduct the attack. Meanwhile Boboy was only tasked to survey the location.
North Sumatra Police Spokeswoman, Commissioner Rina Sari Ginting, stated that police special anti-terror detachment (Densus 88) already questioned 8 to 12 people in naming the three suspects responsible for the death of police officer, First Inspector Martua Sigalingging.
SP, AR, and Boboy will be charged under Article 6 and 7 under the law on criminal acts of terrorism.
According to North Sumatra Police Chief, General Rycko Amelza Dahniel, the attack was planned one week in advance. The terror suspects were were active members of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD).
Sumatra Police HQ Attack, Suspects Intend to Steal Police Weapons
TEMPO.CO,
Medan - Two terrorists that attacked the North Sumatra Police headquarters showed resistance towards police mobile brigade officers who were pursuing them on Sunday, June 25. Previously before being chased, both attackers unfortunately managed to stab First Police Inspector Martua Sigalingging to death.
The two attackers, Syawaluddin Pakpahan and Ardial Ramadhana, managed to jump over a gate and stabbed Officer Martua near a post which is located beside the headquarters exit. The attackers also attempted to burn down the post leaving Officer Martua in it.
Brigadier E. Ginting, who witnessed the attack immediately cried for help from several police officers who were at the headquarter.
One of the attackers charged towards several members of the police Mobile Brigade who were equipped with assault rifles. The suspect pointed his knife while shouting; “I’ve killed a police, Allahu Akbar,” said Police Spokesman Commissioner Rina Sari Ginting, repeating the witness statemnt from Brigadier Munthe who was at the location.
Both suspects were shot by the police, fatally wounding Syawaluddin and killed Ardial Ramadhana who was shot in the stomach and chest. Both attackers were still holding on to their knives even after they were shot.
“The attackers intended to rob police weaponry that would have been used in later attacks against the Indonesian police and armed forces (TNI),” according to Rina, “As one of the suspect confessed.”.
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