The Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror Police profiled the background of the suspected terrorist HOK who was arrested in Batu, Malang some time ago. The 19-year-old teenager was known to be closed off from his family and was often a victim of bullying (bully)
“The person concerned, when he was in the first year of high school, left a boarding school. That was equivalent to the first year of high school. At that time, the person concerned said that he was often bullied.bully “and was often teased by his friends,” said the spokesperson for Densus 88 Anti-terror Police, Senior Commissioner Aswin Siregar to reporters on Tuesday (6/8).
Aswin said HOK stopped receiving formal education because he often received reprimands from the school. When he was in elementary school to junior high school, the 19-year-old was sent to an informal educational institution.
“The person concerned also often received warnings for committing various violations,” said Aswin.
In addition, Aswin also revealed HOK’s daily life at home which began to look strange to the family. After being exposed to radicalism since November 2023, HOK’s life became more closed around May 2024.
“At that time, what his parents asked him about was the purchase of 20 liters of liquid (acetone), and then, from there, his parents felt that this child was no longer on the right track,” said Aswin.
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Therefore, Densus also examined HOK’s parents. HOK’s parents were confirmed not to be involved in a terrorism network and were sent home.
“The parents have been returned with our current conclusion that the parents are not involved in a terrorist organization or network,” said the Head of Planning and Administration (Kabag Renmin) of Densus 88.
HOK was arrested in Batu, Malang, East Java on Wednesday (31/7) at around 19.15 WIB. The teenager planned to carry out a suicide bombing at a place of worship in Batu, Malang.
However, the attempt was thwarted by Densus because he was arrested when he was about to dispose of explosives. HOK was charged with Article 15 in conjunction with Article 7 and/or Article 9 of Law Number 5 of 2018 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Terrorism. (P-5)
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