4 facts of the bunker owned by the alleged terrorist Jamaah Islamiyah Upik Lawanga. Page all

KOMPAS.com – The police found a bunker belonging to one of the alleged terrorists from the Jamaaah Islamiyah (JI) group, Taufik Baulaga alias Upik Lawanga.

The bunker measuring approximately 3×2 meters with a depth of 3 meters is located far from the residential area of ​​Seputih Banyak residents, Lampung.

“Away from the crowd, this is a way to cover up the suspect’s activities,” said Lampung Regional Police Public Relations Chief Kombes Zahwani Pandra Arsyad, Saturday (12/19/2020).

Here are the full facts:

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1. Remote location

KOMPAS.com/TRI PURNA JAYA Polda Lampung’s Head of Public Relations, Zahwani Pandra Arsyad and Head of the Public Relations Division of the Police Headquarters while inspecting the home of suspect Upik Lawanga in Central Lampung, Saturday (12/19/2020)

According to Kompas.com reporters, Upik’s house is about five kilometers from Jalan Raya Seputih Banyak, precisely at Desa Sri Bawono, Kecamatan Way Seputih, Lampung.

After entering the village road, he found Upik Lawanga’s brick house on the edge of a rice field.

“The location of the house of the suspect Upik Lawanga is away from the crowd. The distance to the nearest neighbor is about 100 meters,” said Lampung Regional Police Public Relations Chief Kombes Zahwani Pandra Arsyad (Pandra) in the place, on Saturday (12/19/2020).

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2. In the kitchen area

Meanwhile, it was discovered that the location of the bunker was in the kitchen area. Then, the entrance to the bunker appeared to be covered with a black tarp.

“The bunker is behind the house, hidden with a black tarp. The entrance to the bunker is small,” Pandra said.

As is known, Densus 88 found the bunker after capturing fugitives in several terrorism cases in Indonesia.

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3. Gather weapons and bombs

COMPASS / ALBERTUS HENDRIYO WIDI Illustration of a homemade gun

In addition to hiding, the bunker was allegedly used to assemble firearms.

This was reinforced by information from the police about Upik’s experience mounting weapons and bombs.

According to the police, Upik Lawanga was known as a “teacher” for his ability.

In addition, Upik was also able to study the characteristics of the region when manufacturing bombs.

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4. Puddle

KOMPAS.com/TRI PURNA JAYA Head of Public Relations of the Lampung Regional Police, Kombes Zahwani Pandra Arsyad.

Pandra explained that the conditions inside the bunker were knee deep in puddles.

It is strongly suspected that the bunker was deliberately flooded for the benefit of the suspect to test the assembled weapon.

“To disguise it so you don’t know when it’s tested,” Pandra said.
As is well known, Upik Lawanga is a member of Jamaah Islamiyah and is suspected of being the mastermind behind a number of acts of terror in Indonesia, including the Bali Bombing, the Tentena Bombing and various actions from 2004-2006.

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(Author: Lampung Contributor Tri Purna Jaya | Editor: Dheri Agriesta)