Lunge by Zulkarnaen, mastermind of Jamaah Islamiyah terrorists, suspected by residents for refusing to be captured by Task Force Covid-19 Page all

LAMPUNG, KOMPAS.com – The largest fugitive in the Bali Bombing 2 case, Zulkarnaen aka Abdul Rahman, was once suspected by a local resident before being arrested by Densus 88.

Zulkarnaen is one of the leaders of Jamaah Al Islamiyah (JI) who devised a strategy for a terror series in Jakarta and was the mastermind behind the Bali Bombing 2.

The resident’s suspicion stemmed from Zulkarnaen’s refusal when the local Covid-19 task force helped him get treatment.

Supriyanto, said a neighbor next to the house, a few days before Zulkarnaen was arrested by the Densus 88 team on December 10, 2020 yesterday.

“The person concerned is sick, coughing. Well, the neighbors here try to help him with the puskesmas,” Supriyanto said when he met at the scene on Sunday (12/20/2020).

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His face is rarely seen

However, Zulkarnaen refused to be taken to the puskesmas. Even until the village’s Covid-19 task force stepped in, Zulkarnaen continued to refuse to be taken for treatment.

“There the neighbors became suspicious, especially when he moved here, he (Zulkarnaen) always wore a mask, he rarely saw his face,” Supriyanto said.

So when the Densus Team arrived at the suspect’s home in Taman Fajar Village, Probolinggo, East Lampung around 00.00 WIB, the residents weren’t too surprised.

“There were (residents) who were shocked, there were also (shocked). Because, yes, a lot of people were suspicious,” Supriyanto said.

According to Supriyanto, while living in the neighborhood, Zulkarnaen was known only at home.

“Raising free-range chickens behind the house, never going anywhere,” Supriyanto said.

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Involved a series of bombings

Lampung Regional Police Chief of Public Relations Kombes Zahwani Pandra Arsyad (Pandra) said the suspect was one of the figures in Jamaah Islamiyah.

According to Pandra, Zulkarnaen is the mastermind of a series of acts of terror that have occurred in various regions.

“Among them, the bombing of the Philippine Embassy and the Cathedral Church in Jakarta and Medan in 2002,” Pandra said.

Then the bombing of the Senen Atrium church and the East Jakarta HKBP church in 2000.

Then the bombing of the JW Marriott hotel in 2003, the Australian Embassy in 2004, as well as the conflict in Ambon and the riots in Poso.