[AlAhram] Indonesian police say they have made more arrests of suspected holy warriors following suicide kabooms in Jakarta that killed three coppers.
Central Java Police front man Djarod Padakova said a man identified as Wahyudi was tossed in the slammer Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! early Monday in Sukoharjo district of West Java and another man was caught hours later in the neighboring district of Karanganyar.
National police front man Setyo Wasisto said a third suspect was detained a day earlier in Cibubur, near Jakarta.
Authorities in Indonesia, the world's most populous Moslem-majority nation, have now arrested a total of six suspects since the May 24 attack which targeted police at a bus terminal in eastern Jakarta. Three coppers and the two attackers were killed and 11 people, both police and civilians, were maimed.
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[AlAhram] An Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a suspect in a pornography case, police said Tuesday, as authorities seek to rein in hardliners.
Rizieq Shihab, leader of notorious radical group the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), was Monday named a suspect for allegedly exchanging pornographic messages with a woman.
Shihab, who is also being investigated by police over a separate defamation case, is currently out of the country after travelling to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... on pilgrimage and has failed to return despite repeated summons from the police for questioning.
Analysts said it was the latest evidence the government of President Joko Widodo was seeking to clamp down on holy warriors in the world's most populous Moslem-majority country as fears mount they are growing increasingly influential.
Shihab was a key figure in organising a series of mass rallies last year against Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ally of Widodo, over allegations he insulted the Koran while campaigning for re-election.
The controversy led to Purnama's downfall -- he lost the election and was locked away I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! for blasphemy for two years this month over the claims -- and stoked concerns about rising religious intolerance in a country traditionally regarded as a bastion of tolerant Islam.
The FPI was long viewed as a marginal organization whose extreme views did not reflect those of most Indonesians, and was known for raiding bars during Ramadan, but gained national prominence due to the protests.
Jakarta police front man Argo Yuwono confirmed Shihab had been named a suspect for allegedly breaking Indonesia's tough anti-pornography laws by exchanging graphic messages and nude pictures with the woman.
Naming someone a suspect is a step in the Indonesian legal system which means authorities believe they have enough evidence to consider filing charges, and such cases normally go to court.
Shihab, who has been locked away I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! twice before, could face up to five years in prison if found guilty.
"We will issue an arrest warrant and check his house and work with immigration to determine his whereabouts," Argo said.
Shihab's lawyer Sugito Amto Prawiro denied the holy man had broken the anti-porn laws and said he was the "victim of a cruel act".
The woman who received the messages has also been named a suspect in the case.
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[Straits Times] The Philippine military urged Muslim insurgents still holed up in Marawi to surrender as security forces, backed by armored vehicles, artillery and attack helicopters, continued their push to dislodge the militants and free trapped civilians. Military spokesman Restituto Padilla said, "We call on the remaining terrorists to surrender while there is an opportunity... Not surrendering will mean their sure death."
The military said on Monday that troops have taken back most of Marawi City. The call to surrender came as the miltants' hostages pleaded with the government to stop bombing rebel positions.
The siege of Marawi City is in its second week after about 100 Maute militants attacked the lakeside city on May 23. The attack followed a raid by special forces at an apartment where a top terrorist leader, Isnilon Hapilon, was thought to be hiding. The Islamic State has designated Hapilon as the "emir" of Southeast Asia.
Despite a sustained assault by the military over the past eight days, rebels still control pockets of the city. Marines and commandos spent yesterday clearing militant positions house by house, and street by street.
The death toll has exceeded 100, with 19 civilians and at least 65 militants killed. The government lost 17 soldiers and three policemen. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said yesterday that a third Malaysian has been killed in Marawi.
In Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs said a Singaporean man implicated in terrorism-related activities in the southern Philippines is believed to be still alive. A spokesman for the ministry said Muhamad Ali Abdul Rahiman, alias Muawiya, has not returned to Singapore since he went to the southern Philippines in the 1990s.
Meanwhile, a Catholic priest who was taken hostage last week has appealed to President Duterte to consider the plight of the captives and stop the military operation. Father Teresito "Chito" Soganub, the city's vicar-general, said there were about 240 other captives. He said, "We are asking your help to please give what your enemies are asking for," he said in a video clip shown on a channel used by ISIS.
The video showed the priest, wearing a black shirt and trousers, standing in front of a razed building. As he was speaking, gunfire could be heard in the background. He pleaded, "They simply are not asking for anything, just to withdraw your forces... and to stop the air strikes, your air attacks, and stop the cannon."
Military chief Eduardo Ano said on Monday that the rebels had intended to raze Marawi, as part of a plan to launch violent attacks during Ramadan to earn recognition as a regional branch of ISIS. He said, "They wanted to show the world that there is an ISIS branch here which can inflict the kind of violence that has been seen in Syria and Iraq," insisting that the raid on Hapilon's suspected hideout disrupted that plan.
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Not surrendering will mean their sure death."
Now that's an attitude for dealing with Islamic terror.
[Bangkok Post] Shots were fired at a ranger base in Yala province late on Saturday night, leading to a brief exchange of fire with a group of rebels. No casualties were reported.
The incident occurred when a number of rebels, using various types of weapons, opened fire on the base in Bannang Sata district. The rangers returned fire, and the exchange lasted 10-15 minutes. The attackers then retreated into the darkness.
Investigators recovered about 50 spent cartridges from M16 and AK47 rifles near a plot of durian seedlings about 200 meters from the base
The police believed the rebels were from a militant group led by Masanusi Luebaena operating in the district.
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[Straits Times] The Philippine military urged Muslim insurgents still holed up in Marawi to surrender as security forces, backed by armored vehicles, artillery and attack helicopters, continued their push to dislodge the militants and free trapped civilians. Military spokesman Restituto Padilla said, "We call on the remaining terrorists to surrender while there is an opportunity... Not surrendering will mean their sure death."
