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Jakarta grenade suspect arrested in Maluku (26/10/02) #4329
The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2002
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police managed to arrest a suspect in
last month's grenade attack near a U.S. Embassy residence on Jl. Teluk Betung,
Central Jakarta, early on Thursday morning in Toleho, Seram island, Maluku.
Maluku military helps police to hunt blast suspects (26/10/02) #4328
The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2002
Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Maluku. Maj. Gen. Djoko Santoso, chief
of the Pattimura Military Command overseeing Maluku and North Maluku, threw his
weight behind a police move to locate the whereabouts of Berty Loupatty alias Berty
Coker, who is the leader of the notorious Coker group, in relation to the investigation
into acts of terrorism and a series of bomb blasts in Ambon, the capital of Maluku,
and on Saparua island.
Gafur wins lawsuit against minister (26/10/02) #4327
The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2002
JAKARTA: The Jakarta Administrative Court accepted on Friday a lawsuit by former
president Soeharto's aide Abdul Gafur, who wants his name included on the list of
gubernatorial candidates for North Maluku.
Abdullah Makhmud Hendropriyono Intel yang Suka Ngomong (26/10/02) #4326
TEMPO, 26 Oct 2002
[Baca: CV singkat]. Hendropriyono diminta mundur? Sebagai impak dari tragedi bom
di Bali, sejumlah pengacara menuntut mundur Hendro dari Kepala Badan Intelejen
Nasional. Mereka menganggap, Hendro sebagai orang yang paling bertanggung jawab
terhadap tragedi yang menewaskan 182 orang tersebut.
Indon police capture second suspect in grenade blast (26/10/02) #4325
The Star Online [Malaysia], Friday, October 25, 2002
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police have arrested a second suspect in last
month's grenade blast near a house belonging to the U.S. Embassy, authorities said
Friday.
Suspect arrested in Jakarta grenade attack (26/10/02) #4324
ABC AUSTRALIA, 25/10/2002 23:01:05
Indonesian police have arrested a man suspected of exploding a grenade near the
American embassy in Jakarta in September.
Penyidikan Pelaku di Tiga TKP Aksi Bom di Ambon Selesai (26/10/02) #4323
KOMPAS, Jumat, 25 Oktober 2002, 16:22 WIB
Ambon, Jumat. Tim Penyidik Mabes Polri yang dipimpin AKBP Mangatas Tambunan
telah merampungkan berkas acara pemeriksaan terhadap para pelaku aksi peledakan
bom di Ambon dan Saparua (Maluku Tengah) pada tiga lokasi tempat kejadian
perkara (TKP).
Pengibar Bendera RMS Divonis hingga Lima Tahun (26/10/02) #4322
Liputan6.com, 25/10/02 03:28 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Majelis hakim Pengadilan Negeri Ambon, Maluku, memvonis
15 pengibar bendera Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS), dengan hukuman dua hingga
lima tahun penjara. Dalam sidang yang digelar pekan keempat Oktober ini, ke-15
terdakwa dituding berbuat makar dengan mengibarkan bendera RMS di Pulau
Saparua, berpapasan dengan hari jadi ke-25 RMS pada April silam [baca: Mendagri:
Tindak Tegas Pengibar Bendera RMS].
VP Tells Muslims Not to Carry Weapons (26/10/02) #4321
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 25, 2002 10:07 PM
Laksamana.Net - Vice President Hamzah Haz has urged radical Muslim groups to
abandon their habit of carrying sharp weapons during demonstrations.
National Police HQ Reveals Possible TNI Involvement (26/10/02) #4320
in Maluku Conflicts
TEMPO, 23 October 2002 20:28:44 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: National Police headquarters (HQ) spokesperson Insp.
Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Wednesday (23/10) that some members of the Indonesian
Military (TNI) may have been involved in conflicts in Ambon, Maluku.
Pengakuan Al Farouk sebagai Agen Al-Qaeda (25/10/02) #4319
Media Indonesia, Jumat, 25 Oktober 2002 09:24 WIB
PENGAKUAN Umar Al Farouk kepada Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) yang
menyeret Abu Bakar Ba'asyir masih mengundang kontroversi. Media kemarin
mendapat ringkasan pengakuan Farouk yang dituduh sebagai agen Al-Qaeda itu.
Pangdam Pattimura: Pemimpin Geng Coker Pernah Jadi (25/10/02) #4318
Informan Kopassus
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis, 24 Oktober 2002
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Pangdam XVI Pattimura, Mayjen TNI Djoko Santoso,
mengakui bahwa pemimpin preman Geng Coker, Berthy Loupatty, pernah menjadi
informan bagi Satgas Sandhi Yudha Kopassus yang bertugas di Ambon beberapa
waktu lalu.
Muslim militants converge on hospital to protect Bashir (25/10/02) #4317
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/10/2002 23:01:34
In Indonesia, about 30 members of a radical Muslim militia, many wearing face masks
and some carrying knives, have arrived in Solo vowing to protect hospitalised terror
suspect Abu Bakar Bashir.
Pengakuan Tersangka: Anggota TNI Terlibat Bom Ambon (25/10/02) #4316
SIB, 25/10/2002
Jakarta (SIB). Nama TNI tercoreng lagi. Setelah disebut-sebut sebagai pemasok
bahan peledak Omar Al Faruq. TNI juga disebut-sebut terlibat dalam sejumlah
ledakan bom di Ambon. Tersangka kerusuhan Ambon yang jumlahnya 13 orang
mengaku aksi mereka dibantu oleh anggota TNI.
New warnings on travel in Indonesia (25/10/02) #4315
ABC AUSTRALIA, 25/10/2002 10:17:51
The Australian government has added to its warning about travel to Indonesia, urging
extra care in light of the expected listing of Jemaah Islamiah as a terrorist
organisation by the United Nations.
'Bin Laden Is a Hero' (25/10/02) #4314
NEWSWEEK Magazine, October 28, 2002 issue
By Joe Cochrane. NEWSWEEK. Oct. 28 issue — Dressed in flowing white robes,
Abu Bakar Bashir sat quietly on a straw mat last Wednesday in a house in a
blue-collar neighborhood of south Jakarta. The grandfatherly 64-year-old, whose face
is adorned with thick glasses and a white beard, didn't look like an accused terrorist.
Berty Loupatty tak Bersama Laskar Jihad, tapi (25/10/02) #4313
Disembunyikan Kopassus
TEMPO, 24 Oct 2002 23:41:48 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Beberapa waktu lalu, beredar kabar bahwa Ketua Geng
Coker (Cowok Keren), Berty Loupatty, melarikan diri bersama kepulangan Laskar
Jihad dari Ambon. Tapi, kabar itu masih simpang siur. Ditambah lagi, ada isu yang
menyatakan, sebenarnya Berty masih di Ambon dengan perlindungan Kopassus.
Kesatuan elit TNI itu, selama ini memang paling gencar disebut-sebut dekat dengan
Coker dan Berty. Mereka diduga mempunyai hubungan khusus sehingga dapat
dengan mudah keluar masuk ke wilayah Geng Coker dan rumah Berty di kawasan
Kudamati.
Keterlibatan Tentara dalam Kerusuhan Ambon Masih (25/10/02) #4312
Diselidiki
Liputan6.com, 24/10/02 07:26 WIB
Liputan6.com, Jakarta: Markas Besar Polri masih menyelidiki keterlibatan anggota
TNI dalam kasus kerusuhan Ambon, Maluku, pascapertemuan Malino I, November
2001. Saat ini, Tim Penyidik Polri masih memeriksa intensif 13 tersangka yang
diduga terlibat dalam 12 kasus kerusuhan di Ambon, termasuk penyerangan ke Desa
Soya dan Lapangan Merdeka, Desa Porto. Demikian dikatakan Direktur Pidana
Umum Mabes Polri Brigadir Jenderal Polisi Aryanto Sutanto di Jakarta, Selasa
(22/10) siang.
Pangdam Pattimura Siap Menindak Anggota TNI yang (25/10/02) #4311
Terlibat Peledakan Bom di Ambon
KOMPAS, Kamis, 24 Oktober 2002, 18:43 WIB
Ambon, Kamis. Pangdam XVI/Pattimura Mayjen TNI Djoko Santoso menegaskan,
dirinya siap menindak oknum TNI yang terbukti terlibat dalam kasus peledakan bom
di Ambon dan sejumlah tempat lainnya."Saya tegaskan kalau benar ada oknum TNI
yang terbukti turut terlibat melakukan aksi peledakan bom di Ambon yang memakan
banyak korban jiwa, akan ditindak tegas," katanya kepada wartawan di Ambon,
Kamis (24/10).
Australia gets off on the wrong side in Jakarta (25/10/02) #4310
Australian Financial Review, October 24, 2002
Damon Kingsbury. Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill has said that in a bid to
counter terrorism, Australia will restore its links with the Indonesian army's special
forces, Kopassus, and strengthen intelligence links with the country. This decision
was disturbingly predictable and very short-sighted.
INDONESIA: Military linked to terrorist groups (25/10/02) #4309
Green Left Weekly [Australia], October 23, 2002
BY JAMES BALOWSKI. The brutal murder of nearly 200 people in Indonesia's tourist
resort of Kuta on the island of Bali on October 12 occurred as the US is attempting to
pressure Jakarta into supporting its War on Terror. As part of this effort, Washington
and Canberra are also attempting to re-engage with the Indonesian armed forces, the
TNI.
Militant Islam's New Strongholds (25/10/02) #4308
New York Post, October 22, 2002
By Daniel Pipes & Jonathan Schanzer. THE recent bombing of a nightclub in Bali,
Indonesia, killing at least 183 and injuring hundreds, fits into a larger pattern. Militant
Islam used to be mostly confined to Middle Easterners, but in recent years it has
spread to Muslims in other parts of the world.
Polisi Amankan Bom Rakitan di SMU Negeri 1 Ambon (23/10/02) #4307
Media Indonesia, Selasa, 22 Oktober 2002 16:22 WIB
AMBON--MIOL: Tim penjinak bahan peledak (jihandak) Polda Maluku kembali
mengamankan sebuah bom rakitan yang terbuat dari pipa paralon dengan panjang 12
Cm dan berdiameter 5 Cm, sedangkan dua bungkusan lain di SD Xaverius dan
Anjungan Tabungan Mandiri (ATM) Bank Mandiri ternyata bukan bom rakitan.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS -- Report No. 322 (23/10/02) #4306
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 22, 2002
UNEXPLODED BOMBS DETECTED IN AMBON – Last night and this morning
several bombs were found: one at the St.Francis Xavier Secondary School, two at the
SMU-1 Secondary School, one at the Bank Mandiri building (formerly Exim Bank), all
of these in the Christian neighbourhood of Batumeja, Ambon. Besides, one bomb was
found in the Muslim dominated A.Y.Patty Street in the town centre.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS -- Report No. 321 (23/10/02) #4305
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 20, 2002
Your correspondent was out of office and out of reach of internet for more than a
month. In the following rather lengthy report we will try to catch up with events, mainly
based on the Archives of Infomaluku.net.
UMAR AL-FAROUQ INVOLVED IN MOLUCCAS UNREST – Umar Al-Farouq is said
to have admitted that he is connected to the Al-Qaeda network and that he was
involved in several terrorist actions, including bomb assaults in Ambon. Al-Farouq is
probably a Kuwait national, who holds identification documents from Ambon. A
special combined police-intelligence investigation team confirmed that Al-Farouq and
Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, muslim clerc and leader of the muslim organization Majelis
Mujahidin Indonesia, know each other. The latter, however, denies this link.
Indonesia raises link to Bashir (23/10/02) #4304
The Age [Australia], October 23 2002
By Matthew Moore, Indonesia Correspondent, Jakarta. Indonesia has moved closer to
blaming radical Muslim group Jemaah Islamiah for the bombings in Bali, with the
country's police chief, General Da'i Bachtiar, saying he was "developing analysis in
that direction".
OECF to extend financial aid of Rp 3.6b to rehabilitate (23/10/02) #4303
hospitals in Maluku
The Jakarta Post, 10/22/2002 5:48:34 PM
AMBON, Maluku (JP): The Japan's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) in
the 2002 fiscal year will extend Rp 3.6 billion in aid for the rehabilitation of five
hospitals and a number of public health centers in the province of Maluku, according
to an official at the provincial health office.
Indonesia jails 14 for separatist activities (23/10/02) #4302
Japan Today, Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at 09:30 JST
AMBON, Indonesia - A district court in the riot-torn eastern Indonesian province of
Maluku on Monday sentenced 14 men to up to five years in jail for separatist
activities.
Ditangkap, Belasan Preman Pelaku Pengeboman di Ambon (23/10/02) #4301
SINAR HARAPAN, Selasa, 22 Oktober 2002
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Sebanyak 13 anggota preman Geng Coker yang diduga kuat
terlibat dalam berbagai pengeboman dan penyerangan bersenjata di berbagai lokasi
permukiman penduduk selama pecahnya kerusuhan di Maluku sejak tahun 2001
hingga 2002, berhasil diciduk aparat Polda Maluku.
Siswa SD Xaverius Ambon Diliburkan Akibat Temuan Bom (22/10/02) #4300
Media Indonesia, Selasa, 22 Oktober 2002 08:18 WIB
AMBON--MIOL: Ratusan siswa-siswi Sekolah Dasar Xaverius Ambon, Selasa pagi
terpaksa diliburkan akibat dua bom rakitan yang ditemukan di dekat tiang gardu PLN
di komplekas bangunan sekolah itu Senin petang (21/10) kemarin pukul 16.00 WIT.
Suspected rioters in Ambon arrested, 14 sent to jail (22/10/02) #4299
The Jakarta Post, October 22, 2002
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The police have arrested 13
suspected perpetrators of riots and violence in Maluku, as the Ambon District Court
sentenced on Monday 14 men to serve between two years and five years in jail for
raising four separatist flags.
Polisi Tangkap 13 Tersangka Peledakan Bom di Maluku (22/10/02) #4298
KOMPAS, Selasa, 22 Oktober 2002
Jakarta, Kompas - Kepolisian Daerah (Polda) Maluku berhasil menangkap 13
tersangka sejumlah kasus peledakan bom dan penyerangan di Maluku, seperti kasus
peledakan bom di Lapangan Merdeka, Kasus Soya, maupun penyerangan Kapal
Muat California, Desa Porto, Desa Haria, Terminal LIN 4, Rumah Alexander
Manuputty, serta konflik Brigade Mobil dan Komando Pasukan Khusus TNI AD di
Ambon.
Bashir's Health Improves (22/10/02) #4297
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 22, 2002 08:32 AM
Laksamana.Net - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who allegedly received
$74,000 from Osama bin Laden to buy the explosives used in the deadly Bali
bombings, remains hospitalized in Solo, Central Java, but his physical condition is
said to be improving.
Laskar Jihad will leave Poso conflict area gradually (22/10/02) #4296
The Jakarta Post, 10/21/2002 4:36:46 PM
PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Former chairman of the Central Sulawesi branch of the
"Ahlussunah wal Jamaah" Communication Forum, which oversees the Laskar Jihad
Muslim militia group, Zabir, disclosed here on Monday that all members of the militia
would leave the Poso conflict area by the end of next month.
Analisa: Ada apa dibalik bubarnya LJ? (22/10/02) #4295
Proletar, Monday, October 21, 2002 2:47 PM
Y. Sulaiman. Bubarnya Laskar Jihad benar-benar mendadak: tak ada yang
menduganya, baik para akademik maupun para analis soal Indonesia. Kebanyakan
justru menduga kalaupun Laskar Jihad bubar, tak akan dalam waktu sesingkat ini,
yakni hanya dalam beberapa hari semua posnya ditutup dan tentaranya dikembalikan
ke Jawa. Versi resmi Laskar Jihad adalah visi mereka sekarang sudah berbeda
dengan para pembimbing rohaninya di Yaman, sehingga para imam di Yaman
meminta Jafar untuk membubarkan Laskar Jihad. Selain itu juga, kondisi di Poso dan
Maluku sudah beres, sehingga kehadiran mereka sama sekali tak dibutuhkan.
Indonesia jails 14 for flying separatist flags (22/10/02) #4294
ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/10/2002 23:02:51
An Indonesian court in the troubled province of Maluku has jailed 14 men for between
two and five years for raising separatist flags.
Lawyers say Bashir's health is improving (22/10/02) #4293
ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/10/2002 23:03:04
Lawyers for the Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir say the radical leader's
health has improved during his stay in hospital, where he is under police detention.
Tersangka ke-4 Terlibat Rusuh Poso dan Maluku (21/10/02) #4292
Kelompok Misterius Dalang Pemboman Konjen Filipina
ManadoPost Online, Senin, 21 Oktober 2002
MANADO- Ini perkembangan terbaru dari peledakan bom di Konjen Filipina. Aparat
keamanan yang terdiri dari tim gabungan Polresta Manado dan Polda Sulut ternyata
berhasil mengamankan seorang pria berinisial JN alias Esek (42) sekaligus
menetapkannya sebagai tersangka keempat, setelah tiga tersangka sebelumnya
yang telah ditahan. Yang menarik, tersangka ke-4 yang baru ditahan ini diduga kuat
terlibat dengan dua wilayah konflik, Poso dan Maluku. Kepastian ini terungkap
setelah dari hasil penyidikan petugas memperlihatkan kalau Esek ternyata sering
bepergian atau bolak-balik ke dua wilayah konflik tersebut.
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 98 (21/10/02) #4291
11 - 18 October 2002
ACEH * At least 20 people - 11 civilians, 1 TNI soldier and 8 alleged GAM members
-were killed in the province during thee week, according to news media.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * National and local news reported this week that the Islamist
group Laskar Jihad has been dismantled. According to local news reports and the
police, the members of Laskar Jihad in Poso have already started leaving for their
place of origin. The police confirmed that about 50-60 members left by ship from Palu
on Thursday (17 Oct.), while local newspapers reported that over 200 had left. The
police have confirmed that it is monitoring both the withdrawal and the members who
are still in Poso (see also MALUKU and WEST TIMOR sections).
MALUKU * According to a local press Ambon Ekspress on Saturday (12 Oct.), a staff
member from the local Police Headquarters informed that following the Friday 11
October 2002 violent clash among youths of Kailolo and Pelauw villages in Haruku
Island, the security apparatus have established control on the situation and secured
the area from further confrontation.
NORTH MALUKU * There has been no progress made for the gubernatorial elections.
The Provincial DPRD is still waiting for advice from the Central Government.
OTHER * On Saturday (12 Oct.), two powerful bombs exploded near the Sari Club in
Bali, causing heavy casualties and extensive property destruction. On Monday (14
Oct.), the Government of Indonesia briefed the Diplomatic Corps and UN Agencies in
Jakarta, reporting 490 casualties, with 182 killed and 309 injured, among them 130
seriously injured. As of Wednesday (16 Oct.), the official death toll stands at 183
people.
Teroris Beraksi di Bali, Laskar Jihad Bubarkan Diri (21/10/02) #4290
Hilversum, Senin 21 Oktober 2002 08:30 WIB
Pemerintah Indonesia sudah memerintahkan penarikan Laskar Jihad dari daerah
konflik Maluku sejak bulan Mei lalu. Namun baru sepekan ini laskar pimpinan Jaffar
Umar Thalib itu membubarkan dan menarik diri dari Maluku. Orang jadi
bertanya-tanya, mengapa Laskar Jihad membubarkan diri saat ini? Laporan redaksi
68H Jakarta.
Indonesian cleric linked to Osama bin Laden's network (21/10/02) #4289
ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/10/2002 11:13:13
Indonesia's Defence Minister Matori Abdul Djalil has described the detained radical
Islamist leader Abu Bakar Bashir as being linked to the Al Qaeda network.
Indonesian travel alert (21/10/02) #4288
ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/10/2002 11:13:11
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs has again revised its travel advice for
Indonesia, advising Australians to avoid certain areas like historical and cultural
locations, including the ancient Buddhist temple at Borobodur in Central Java.
Abu Bakar Ba'asyir rejects police's detention order (21/10/02) #4287
The Jakarta Post, 10/20/2002 7:12:56 PM
SOLO, Central Java (JP): Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who chairs the
Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI), has rejected the letter of detention issued to him
by the National Police Headquarters, his lawyers said here on Sunday.
Pandemonium in paradise (21/10/02) #4286
Al-Ahram Weekly [Cairo], 17 - 23 October 2002
The tragic blasts in Bali were a rude reminder that the terrorist threat has yet to be
contained and prompts a serious reappraisal of the US-led international war on
terrorism, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Polisi Ambon Tangkap 10 Anggota Geng Coker (21/10/02) #4285
TEMPO, 20 Oct 2002 23:37:24 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Ambon: Dampak pemberlakuan Peraturan Pemerintah Pengganti
Undang-Undang (Perpu) Anti Terorisme, Sabtu lalu, bergaung hingga ke Ambon. Saat
ini polisi telah menangkap sepuluh anggota Geng Coker pimpinan Berty Loupatty,
yang amat diyakini memainkan peran penting dalam teror, penyerangan bersenjata
dan kerusuhan di Maluku.
TNI Bantah Danai Laskar Jihad (21/10/02) #4284
Jawa Pos, Minggu, 20 Okt 2002
JAKARTA - Pernyataan mantan Dubes Amerika Serikat untuk Indonesia Robert S.
Gelbard tentang Wiranto dan seorang mantan Pangkostrad membantu dana USD 7
juta (Rp 63 miliar) kembali mendapatkan bantahan. Kali ini datang dari Mabes TNI.
Gelbard Beber Dana Laskar Jihad (21/10/02) #4283
Jawa Pos, Sabtu, 19 Okt 2002
SYDNEY - Mantan Dubes AS di Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard mengaku sangat paham
dengan gerakan militan di Indonesia. Semasa bertugas di Jakarta sebelum digantikan
Ralph L. Boyce, Gelbard bahkan sudah menaruh perhatian serius terhadap
keberadaan Laskar Jihad (LJ) sebelum pekan ini membubarkan diri.
Bom Ditemukan di Pasar (21/10/02) #4282
Jawa Pos, Sabtu, 19 Okt 2002
Diduga, bom itu merupakan satu paket dengan bom yang ditemukan pada malam
sebelumnya di kawasan yang sama. Penemuan kedua bom itu sempat membuat
masyarakat panik. Untung, polisi segera mengamankannya.
No sympathy for the dead, but Bashir denies any guilt (18/10/02) #4281
The Age [Australia], October 18 2002
By Matthew Moore. Indonesia Correspondent. Jakarta. If a lack of sympathy was a
guide to guilt, then Indonesia's best-known radical Muslim would be rightly convicted
of the Bali bombings.
......Asked if there was anything he wanted to say to families who lost relatives in the
bomb blast, he said: "My message to the families is please convert to Islam as soon
as possible."
Laskar Jihad Denies Bali Link (18/10/02) #4280
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 17, 2002 03:40 PM
Laksamana.Net - Laskar Jihad leader Jafar Umar Thalib insists it's a coincidence that
his radical organization announced its disbandment just days after Saturday's terrorist
attack that killed at least 180 people in Bali.
First Laskar Jihad, Now FPI? (18/10/02) #4279
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 17, 2002 10:37 PM
Laksamana.Net - The disbandment of the paramilitary Laskar Jihad organization has
prompted speculation the radical Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) might follow suit amid
predictions of a crackdown on hardline Muslim groups in the wake of the Bali
bombings.
Dua Peleton Sabhara 'Sambut' Laskar Jihad (18/10/02) #4278
Media Indonesia, Jumat, 18 Oktober 2002
SURABAYA (Media): Dua peleton Unit Perintis Sabhara (UPS) Polresta Tanjung
Perak dan Polwiltabes Surabaya disiapkan untuk mengamankan kedatangan 600
anggota Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah yang akan tiba di Pelabuhan
Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, hari ini.
INDONESIA: Christian leaders says Laskar Jihad is still active (18/10/02) #4277
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/10/2002
Despite claims that the Laskar Jihad, Indonesia's largest and most militant Islamic
militia has disbanded, Christian leaders say the group is still active. Boat loads of
militants have left the Malukus provincial capital Ambon, but local Christian leaders
say over 1,000 Laskar Jihad members remain. And Christian Ministers in neighbouring
Papua say they are being terrorised by Laskar Jihad vigilantes.
 listen
Hard-line groups told to emulate Laskar Jihad's move (18/10/02) #4276
to disband
The Jakarta Post, October 18, 2002
Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Muslim scholars have hailed Laskar
Jihad's decision to disband itself and urged other hard-line organizations to follow suit
or have the authorities disperse them in order to stop the renewed violence, which is
often blamed on them.
It's time to restore security in Ambon, Christian leader says (18/10/02) #4275
The Jakarta Post, 10/17/2002 5:34:56 PM
AMBON, Maluku (JP): Leader of the Maluku Protestant Church Rev. IWJ Hendrik said
here on Thursday that the government should make use of the momentum to restore
security in Ambon following the withdrawal of Laskar Jihad, a Muslim militia led by
Ja'far Umar Thalib.
Get out! Australians warned (18/10/02) #4274
The Age [Australia], October 18 2002
By Mark Forbes, Phillip Hudson with AAP. Canberra. Prime Minister John Howard
today warned more terrorists attacks in the region were very likely.
Department advice on travel (18/10/02) #4273
The Age [Australia], October 18 2002
Threats against Australians and Australian interests in Indonesia are high, given
possible terrorist action and civil disorder against Australians and Australian interests.
INDONESIA: New police chief in Bali bomb investigation (18/10/02) #4272
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/10/2002
Australia's foreign minister Alexander Downer has upgraded a travel warning to
Australians in Indonesia to leave, in the light of new information concerning threats to
westerners. Prime Minister John Howard is in Bali, attending a special memorial
service for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Kuta, which killed at least 180 people.
Meanwhile, Jakarta has assigned a senior police general, Made Mangku Pastika to
lead investigations into the blasts.
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Al-Faruq admits RI ties, Ba'asyir a suspect (18/10/02) #4271
The Jakarta Post, October 18, 2002
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police confirmed on Thursday the
presence of al-Qaeda terrorist networks here following the result of an investigation
conducted by a team dispatched to the U.S. to question Omar al-Faruq, who is
believed to be one of Osama bin Laden's top representatives in Southeast Asia.
Police detain FPI chairman (18/10/02) #4270
The Jakarta Post, October 18, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police detained Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Al
Habib Muhammad Rizieq Shihab late on Wednesday night on charges of instigating
violence and acts of vandalism, after a team of police investigators questioned the
suspect for more than 13 hours.
Indonesia and Transnational Terrorism (18/10/02) #4269
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Laskar Jihad Ditarik, Belum Tentu Maluku Aman (17/10/02) #4268
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis, 17 Oktober 2002
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Staf pengajar FISIP Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku
(UKIM), Drs Roberth Tutuhatunewa Msi, menjelaskan penarikan Laskar Jihad dari
Maluku belum tentu menjamin stabilitas dan kondisi keamanan di Maluku.
Laskar Jihad Pulang, Perusuh Lokal Diwaspadai (17/10/02) #4267
KOMPAS, Kamis, 17 Oktober 2002, 14:17 WIB
Ambon, Kamis. Ketua DPRD Kota Ambon Lucky Wattimury mengingatkan Penguasa
Darurat Sipil (PDS) Maluku, Pangdam XVI/Pattimura dan Kapolda, sepulangnya
laskar jihad ke berbagai daerah asalnya di Pulau Jawa, kemungkinan muncul
ancaman baru dari kelompok perusuh lokal.
150 Laskar Jihad Tinggalkan Poso (17/10/02) #4266
ManadoPost Online, Kamis, 17 Oktober 2002
POSO- Setelah 700-an anggota Laskar Jihad di Maluku meninggalkan daerah itu,
kembali ke kampung mereka di Jawa dan Sumatera, aksi serupa dilakukan Laskar
Jihad di Poso.
Malaysia Tangkap Lima Anggota Jemaah Islamiyah (17/10/02) #4265
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 17/10/2002
AFP. DITANGKAP - Kepala Kepolisian Malaysia, Norian Mai, memegang foto empat
orang militan yang telah ditangkap, di Markas Besar Polisi di Kuala Lumpur, Rabu
(16/10). Polisi Malaysia menahan empat anggota organisasi militan Jemaah Islamiyah
yang diduga memiliki hubungan dengan serangan bom di Bali.
Ba'asyir Dituding Terima Bantuan Al Qaeda US$ 73 Ribu (17/10/02) #4264
DetikCom, Kamis, 17/10/2002 15:27:00
Reporter : Rita Uli Hutapea. detikcom - Jakarta, Masih tentang diri Abu Bakar
Ba'asyir. Bertambah lagi indikasi yang menguatkan Ketua Majelis Mujahidin
Indonesia itu bakal segera ditangkap. Ba'asyir yang diduga pihak asing terlibat bom
Bali itu, dilaporkan pernah menerima uang sebesar US$ 73 ribu dari jaringan al
Qaeda.
Terungkap, Ba'asir Terkait Link Al Qaedah (17/10/02) #4263
ManadoPost Online, Kamis, 17 Oktober 2002
JAKARTA- Ternyata tidak hanya Menhan Matori Abdul Jalil yang menuding Al
Qaedah terlibat peledakan bom di Legian Bali. Menko Polkam Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono juga punya pendapat serupa.
Polda Resmi Tahan Rizieq (17/10/02) #4262
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 17/10/2002
JAKARTA - Kepolisian Daerah (Polda) Metro Jaya menahan tersangka Ketua Umum
Front Pembela Islam (FPI) Al Habib Muhammad Rizieq bin Husein Syihab setelah
diperiksa dengan tuduhan menghasut dan melakukan perusakan di tempat umum.
Polda menetapkan tersangka untuk ditahan pada Kamis (17/10) dini hari setelah
menjalani pemeriksaan selama 13 jam, kemarin.
Megawati & Bambang Yudhoyono More Powerful (17/10/02) #4261
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 17, 2002 12:23 PM
Laksamana.Net - The struggle for power following the Bali bomb blast has come to
the surface. Tension between Vice President Hamzah Haz and Coordinating Minister
for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is just part of the story.
Howard Flies to Bali, Aussies Urged to Leave (17/10/02) #4260
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 17, 2002 01:57 PM
Laksamana.Net - Australian Prime Minister John Howard flew to Bali on Thursday
(17/10/02) to attend a memorial service for those who killed in the weekend bombings,
while Australians are now being urged to leave Indonesia following new information of
further threats.
Australia recommends its citizens leave Indonesia (17/10/02) #4259
The Jakarta Post, 10/17/2002 1:55:31 PM
CANBERRA (Agencies): Australia urged on Thursday its citizens in Indonesia to leave
the country if they felt unsafe, saying that it had received disturbing new information of
threats to Australians in the wake of the Bali bombings.
John Howard to arrive in Bali (17/10/02) #4258
The Jakarta Post, 10/17/2002 2:14:53 PM
CANBERRA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard is slated to arrive in Bali to
attend a memorial service for dead victims of blasts that occurred last Saturday night.
Balinese ask for forgiveness (17/10/02) #4257
The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2002
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali. Tears flowed as the Balinese asked for
forgiveness and understanding from last Saturday's bombing victims and their families
at a gathering held by heads of the traditional communities of Kuta, Legian and
Seminyak here on Wednesday.
Indonesian press outlines terror cell (17/10/02) #4256
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/10/2002 14:35:50
Reports from Indonesia say seven foreigners, led by a Yemeni and Malaysian,
planned and carried out the Bali bombing.
Minister: Indonesian citizens lead Jamaah Islamiyah (17/10/02) #4255
The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2002
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Amid
increasing international pressure, the Indonesian government admitted for the first
time on Wednesday that leaders of Jema'ah Islamiyah (JI), a suspected international
terrorist organization, were Indonesian citizens.
Muslim militant grilled over nightclub violence, vandalism (17/10/02) #4254
The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2002
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police grilled on Wednesday the
chairman of radical religious group Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Al Habib Muhammad
Rizieq Shihab, for instigating violence and vandalism against nightspots and
entertainment centers here for over three years, a police official said.
Teror Bom di Ambon, 2.500 Siswa Dipulangkan (17/10/02) #4253
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Aksi teror bom, Rabu (16/10) kembali melanda Kota Ambon,
dengan sasaran Kompleks Persekolah St. Xaverius Ambon dan Pasar Desa Passo,
Kecamatan Baguala Kota Ambon.
Jakarta has played with fire of Islamic extremism (17/10/02) #4252
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 17 2002
By Hamish McDonald. Although the Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, has
dismissed the line of suspicion as "silly", some officials in his entourage must have
wondered as they did the rounds of Indonesian military and police chiefs in Jakarta
yesterday how clean were some of the hands they were shaking.
Ribuan Anggota Laskar Jihad Meninggalkan Ambon (17/10/02) #4251
Liputan6.com, 17/10/2002 07:38
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Sekitar 1.000 anggota Laskar Jihad Ahlus Sunnah Wal
Jama`ah, akhirnya meninggalkan Ambon, Maluku, setelah bercokol selama dua
tahun. Sebelum meninggalkan ibukota Provinsi Maluku, mereka bersama kaum
muslim setempat berpawai keliling kota. Konvoi melepas kepulangan Laskar Jihad
menjadi tontonan masyarakat yang memenuhi sejumlah ruas jalan. Demikian
pemantauan SCTV, Rabu (16/10).
Pembubaran Laskar Jihad Bukan Tekanan Pemerintah (17/10/02) #4250
KOMPAS, Kamis, 17 Oktober 2002
Yogyakarta, Kompas - Panglima Laskar Jihad Ahlussunah wal Jamaah (AWJ), Ja'far
Umar Thalib, Rabu (16/10) di Yogyakarta, menegaskan, pembubaran Laskar Jihad
secara resmi Senin pekan lalu disebabkan adanya pelanggaran akhlak dan prinsip
AWJ berupa kecenderungan anggota AWJ berpolitik praktis. Selain adanya fatwa dari
pertemuan alim ulama di Mekkah dan Madinah, Arab Saudi.
Ketua Umum FPI Habib Rizieq Ditahan (17/10/02) #4249
* Diduga Lakukan Penghasutan
KOMPAS, Kamis, 17 Oktober 2002
kompas/alif ichwan. Habib Rizieq Zieghab. Jakarta, Kompas - Ketua Umum Front
Pembela Islam (FPI) Habib Rizieq Zieghab akhirnya ditahan oleh Kepolisian Daerah
(Polda) Metro Jaya. Keputusan menahan Rizieq dilakukan Rabu (16/10) pukul 23.30.
Rizieq ditahan setelah penyidik Reserse Umum Direktorat Reserse (Serseum
Ditserse) Polda Metro memeriksanya lebih kurang 13 jam 30 menit, mulai pukul
10.00.
Habib Rizieq Menolak Tanda Tangani Surat Penahanan (17/10/02) #4248
TEMPO, 17 Oct 2002 8:46:26 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Ketua Front Pembela Islam Habib Rizieq Shihab
menolak menandatangani penahanannya oleh Polda Metro Jaya. "Sampai saat ini
saya menolak surat penahanan,dengan alasan pihak penyidik tidak bisa menjelaskan
alasan yuridis tentang alasan penahanan," katanya, Kamis (17/10) dini hari.
Australia's Prime Minister enroute to Kuta (17/10/02) #4247
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/10/2002 13:12:17
The Australian Prime Minister John Howard and the opposition leader Simon Crean
have left Australia for Bali.
INDONESIA: Laskar Jihad closed just hours before Bali blasts (17/10/02) #4246
ABC AUSTRALIA, 16/10/2002
One of Indonesia's largest and most militant militias, the Laskar Jihad, has been
publicly disbanded in a surprise development which took place just hours before the
Bali bombings. Analysts say the radical group had lost the backing of an influential
body of islamic clerics. But perhaps more importantly, hardliners in the Indonesian
military accused of supporting the Laskar Jihad, may also have withdrawn their
backing.
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Presenter/Interviewer: Tricia Fitzgerald
Speakers: Mr Lambang Trijono, Gadja Mada University; Jaffar Umar thalib, leader of
the Laskar Jihad army
Laskar Jihad Bubar (17/10/02) #4245
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 16/10/2002
AMBON - Laskar Jihad di berbagai kota membubarkan diri setelah mendapat fatwa
dari pimpinan mereka Syeikh Robin Hadi Al Madkholii, salah seorang ulama
Ahlussunnah Waljamaah yang terkemuka di Arab Saudi.
Laskar Jihad Ditarik dari Maluku dan Poso (17/10/02) #4244
TEMPO, 16 Oct 2002 21:57:20 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Ambon: Ratusan anggota Laskar Jihad Ahlussunah Wal Jamaah
pulang dari daerah konflik Maluku dan Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, menyusul
pembubaran diri laskar ini. Sekitar 800 orang anggota Laskar Jihad meninggalkan
Maluku, Rabu (15/10) dengan angkutan laut KM Dorolonda dari Pelabuhan Yos
Sudarso Ambon menuju Surabaya, Jawa Timur.
Laskar Jihad Dibubarkan (17/10/02) #4243
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Organisasi Laskar Jihad yang berada di bawah naungan
Forum Komunikasi Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah (FKAWJ) membubarkan diri, serta
menarik laskarnya dari Kota Ambon pada Selasa (15/10) sore. Laskar Jihad yang dari
Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, dipulangkan ke Jawa Kamis (17/10) petang.
Baasyir Accuses US, Israel (17/10/02) #4242
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 16, 2002 03:29 PM
Laksamana.Net - Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir has accused the
United States and Israel of planting the deadly bomb in Bali October 12, saying they
want to establish as a fact in the public mind the reality of the international terrorist
organization al Qaeda that they created themselves.
[Ulasan] His Master's Voice (17/10/02) #4241
Pagi ini di banyak suratkabar Oz dimuat berita tentang cabutnya Laskar Jihad dari
Ambon dan Maluku.
Laskar Jihad Bubar, Fungsinya Jamiyah Sosial Keagamaan (16/10/02) #4240
Media Indonesia, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002 11:03 WIB
JAKARTA--MIOL: Panglima Laskar Jihad Ja'far Umar Thalib mengimbau seluruh
anggotanya melaporkan diri secara pribadi kepadanya terkait pembubaran organisasi
tersebut tanpa menunggu perintah atau komando dari siapapun.
......Mahendradatta mengakui anggota Laskar Jihad sangat militan, sehingga
jika ada kelompok tertentu yang bermaksud merangkul mereka untuk
melakukan aktivitas yang sama dengan yang dilakukan Laskar Jihad
sebelumnya, besar kemungkinan mereka akan tertarik.
Jemaah Islamiyah doesn't exist in Indonesia, top security (16/10/02) #4239
minister says
The Jakarta Post, 10/16/2002 1:54:51 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Coordinating Minister for Defense and Security Bambang
Susilo Yudhoyono claimed here on Wednesday, "as an organization, Jemaah
Islamiyah doesn't exist in Indonesia."
Bubar Karena Alasan Keuangan (16/10/02) #4238
Goodbye Laskar Jihad!
ManadoPost Online, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
JAKARTA- Indonesia benar-benar dilanda kejutan yang serba aneh. Lihat saja, saat
Wapres Hamzah Haz bersikeras menyatakan tak ada teroris di Indonesia, tiba-tiba
saja bom di Bali dan Manado meledak. Lantas? Saat kasus bom maut di Bali belum
tuntas diusut, tiba-tiba saja Panglima Laskar Jihad Ja'far Umar Thalib menyatakan
membubarkan kelompoknya Laskar Jihad. Ada apa dengan Laskar Jihad? Kepastian
dibubarkannya kelompok yang cukup meneror umat Kristen, khususnya di Maluku
dan Poso itu setidaknya ditegaskan Komando Laskar Jihad Sulawesi Selatan
(Sulsel), Jamal.
Bomb Maker Confesses: Report (16/10/02) #4237
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 16, 2002 12:23 PM
Laksamana.Net - A former member of the Indonesian Air Force has reportedly
confessed to assembling the bomb that killed at least 181 people, mostly foreign
tourists, in Bali's main nightclub area on Saturday.
Bom Dirakit di Tatelu (16/10/02) #4236
Kapolda Pimpin Langsung Penggrebekan, Amankan Amunisi dan Bahan Bom
ManadoPost Online, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
MANADO- Luar biasa cara kerja aparat kepolisian daerah ini. Lihat saja, tak kurang
dari 48 jam setelah pemboman di Konjen Filipina pada Sabtu (12/10) malam pekan
lalu, aparat keamanan yang terdiri dari Buser Polresta Manado dan Polda Sulut
langsung menetapkan JH dan IU, 2 warga yang semula statusnya sebagai saksi
kemudian resmi sebagai tersangka. Tak itu saja, sebab aparat yang bergerak cepat
dalam kendali langsung Kapolda Sulut Brigjen Pol Ismerda Lebang berhasil
menggrebek 2 lokasi di Desa Tatelu I Kecamatan Dimembe. Lokasi ini dijadikan
kedua tersangka untuk merakit bom yang menghebohkan itu.
Laskar Jihad dissolved, endes Ambon presence (16/10/02) #4235
The Jakarta Post, October 16, 2002
Sri Wahyuni and Octovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Yogyakarta. The
hard-line Laskar Jihad group, widely accused of sparking violence in several parts of
Indonesia, was disbanded in a surprising move that came amid the intense hunt for
terrorists blamed for the bombings in the resort island of Bali.
Hamzah Haz: Laskar Jihad Bubar, Alhamdulillah (16/10/02) #4234
DetikCom, 16/10/2002 10:07 WIB
Reporter : Gita Fajar P Mega. detikcom - Kediri, Bubarnya Laskar Jihad disambut
gembira sejumlah kalangan. Salah satu yang bersyukur adalah Wapres Hamzah Haz.
"Alhamdulillah," begitu komentar Hamzah, Rabu (16/10/2002).
Laskar Jihad Dibubarkan (16/10/02) #4233
KOMPAS, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
Makassar, Kompas - Terhitung sejak 5 Oktober 2002, Forum Komunikasi Ahlus
Sunnah wal Jamaah (FK-ASWJ), atau yang lebih dikenal sebagai Laskar Jihad (LJ),
dibubarkan. Pembubaran LJ dilakukan atas nama Dewan Syariah, yakni struktur
organisasi tertinggi di LJ, setelah melalui pertemuan 30 September sampai 5 Oktober
2002 di Yogyakarta.
Abdul Gafur Membantah Terlibat Politik Uang (16/10/02) #4232
KOMPAS, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
Jakarta, Kompas - Abdul Gafur melalui kuasa hukumnya, E Suherman Kartadinata,
membantah bahwa dirinya melakukan praktik politik uang (money politics) dalam
proses pemilihan Gubernur Maluku Utara. Menurut Suherman, terpilihnya Gafur
sebagai Gubernur Maluku Utara pada pemilihan tanggal 5 Juli 2001, murni tanpa
politik uang.
Two suspects arrested for Manado blast (16/10/02) #4231
The Jakarta Post, October 16, 2002
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The police have apparently arrested
two suspects in the bombing incident at the Philippines consulate in Manado, North
Sulawesi, following a series of questioning, a high-ranking officer said on Tuesday.
Poso Setelah Ledakan Bom (16/10/02) #4230
KOMPAS, Rabu, 16 Oktober 2002
dok kompas/sidik pramono. PELEDAKAN bom terjadi lagi di pusat Kota Poso, 26
September 2002. Meski tidak menelan korban jiwa, yang bikin miris, peledakan ini
terjadi di kawasan Pasar Sentral yang tidak jauh dari Kantor Polres Poso. Targetnya
adalah sebuah angkutan kota dengan modus si pembawa bom menitipkan bungkusan
kepada sopir angkutan, yang muatannya penuh penumpang yang siap berangkat.
Benarkah aparat keamanan kembali kecolongan?
Mahendradatta: Laskar Jihad Bubar Ganti Dakwah (16/10/02) #4229
DetikCom, Selasa, 15/10/2002 20:40:00
Reporter : Teguh Budi Santoso. detikcom - Jakarta, Koordinator Tim Pengacara
Muslim (TPM) Mahendradatta yang selama ini mendampingi Laskar Jihad
membenarkan kabar organisasi itu bubar. Selanjutnya, Jafar Umar Thalib akan
memimpin kegiatan dakwah di pesantrennya di Yogyakarta.
The End of Laskar Jihad? (16/10/02) #4228
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 15, 2002 09:16 PM
Laksamana.Net - Reports are suggesting that Indonesia's best known radical Islamic
group, Laskar Jihad, has shut down its headquarters and disbanded.
Al Qaeda 'Splinter' Group Behind Bomb (16/10/02) #4227
LAKSAMANA.Net, October 15, 2002 11:20 PM
Laksamana.Net - The Bali bomb conspiracy most likely represents the work of a
splinter group loosely connected to both Indonesia's home-grown Jemaah Islamiyah
(JI) and the wider al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, say intelligence sources.
Militant Islamic Group Disbands in Indonesia (16/10/02) #4226
REUTERS, Tuesday October 15, 2002 08:21 AM ET
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The most prominent face of militant Islam in Indonesia, the
Laskar Jihad, has closed its headquarters and disbanded, media reports and military
sources said Tuesday.
Laskar Jihad Muslim militia disbanded (16/10/02) #4225
The Jakarta Post, 10/15/2002 9:23:23 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Laskar Jihad, a Muslim militia group that has sent members to
help Muslims battle Christians in the Maluku islands and elsewhere has disbanded
and begun withdrawing from the strife-torn region, Wirawan Adnan, the group's lawyer,
said on Tuesday.
Laskar Jihad Dibubarkan (16/10/02) #4224
DetikCom, 15/10/2002 11:47 WIB
Reporter : Abdul Haerah H.R. detikcom - Makassar, Di tengah ramainya berita bom
Bali, Laskar Jihad membubarkan diri. Aktivitas organisasi ini pun tak tampak lagi,
termasuk di Ambon. Kelompok yang pernah "ditakuti" pada zaman Gus Dur ini
dibubarkan oleh komando tertingginya.
Laskar Jihad Membubarkan Diri (16/10/02) #4223
KOMPAS, Selasa, 15 Oktober 2002, 22:28 WIB
Jakarta, KCM. Forum Komunikasi Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah atau yang lebih dikenal
sebagai Laskar Jihad membubarkan diri dari kegiatan kelaskaran. Selanjutnya,
kegiatan Laskar Jihad menjadi kegiatan sosial dan dakwah keagamaan di bawah
pimpinan Ustadz Jafar Umar Thalib di Pondok Pesantren Ihya U'Sunnah di Jalan
Kaliurang km 15, Degolan, Yogyakarta.
Indonesian Muslim Extremists Disband (16/10/02) #4222
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Tuesday October 15, 2002 10:15 AM ET
By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writer. BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's
most violent Muslim extremist group announced Tuesday that it was disbanding in
what appeared to be the first sign that the government is getting serious about
cracking down on Islamic extremism in the wake of the deadly bombing of a Bali
nightclub.
Int'l police task force formed to hunt down Bali bombers (16/10/02) #4221
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Tuesday October 15, 2002 4:15 PM
An international police task force has been assembled to hunt down the terrorists
responsible for the bomb blast that killed more than 180 people here, two Australian
ministers announced here.
Polisi Tahan Dua Tersangka Peledakan Bom di Manado (16/10/02) #4220
KOMPAS, Selasa, 15 Oktober 2002, 19:48 WIB
Manado, KCM. Kapolda Sulawesi Utara (Sulut), Brigjen Pol. I Lebang mengatakan,
polisi telah menahan dua orang tersangka peledakan bom Gedung Konsulat Jenderal
(Konjen) Filipina di Manado, Sulawesi Utara.
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