jpnn.com, JAKARTA - The National Police's anti-terrorism squad (Densus 88) has charged three terrorism suspects arrested in Bekasi, West Java, namely, Ahmad Zain An-Najah, Farid Ahmad Okbah, and Anung Al Hamat, with Article 4 of Law Number 9/2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Terrorism Financing.
The three of them were involved in funding activities for terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) through an agency called the Mal Abdurrahman Bin Auf Amil Zakat Institution (LAM BM ABA).
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"Those related to the amil zakat institution will be charged with a special law, namely Number 9/2013 concerning the Financing of Terrorism," National Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan told the media, Friday (19/11).
According to Ramadhan, Article 4 of the law explains all actions in the context of providing, collecting, giving, or lending funds, either directly or indirectly, with the intention of the funds being used and/or to be used for terrorist activities, terrorist organizations, and terrorist individuals.
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He said that if these elements were met, perpetrators of terrorism financing could face a maximum of 15 years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp 1 billion for individual perpetrators or Rp 100 billion for corporate actors.
All three arrestees have been named suspects of terrorism.
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They are also subject to Article 15 and Article 7 of Law Number 15/2018 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Terrorism.
The three were arrested by Densus 88 in the Bekasi area, West Java, Tuesday (16/11).
An investigation revealed that Ahmad Zain was the chairman of the LAM BM ABA.
Farid was also a board member of the LAM BM ABA.
Meanwhile, Anung was the founder of aid agency Perisai Nusantara Esa.
LAM BM ABA is a funding institution managed by the JI group, while Perisai Nusantara Esa is a wing organization of the JI group.
Ahmad Zain was listed as a member of the Central Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Fatwa Commission, but he was deactivated after his arrest.
Likewise, Farid was also deactivated as an administrator of the Bekasi MUI for the Fatwa Commission. (antara/mcr20/jpnn)
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