『大統領暗殺』を阻止 インドネシア 武装勢力５人射殺
2010年5月15日東京新聞朝刊
【マニラ＝吉枝道生】インドネシア国家警察のダヌリ長官は十四日、記者会見し、イスラム武装勢力が八月十七日に首都ジャカルタで行われる独立記念式典を襲撃し、ユドヨノ大統領ら政府首脳や外国要人を暗殺してイスラム国家を樹立する計画だったが、これを阻止したと発表した。
同長官によると、国家警察は二月から、同国南部アチェ州にある武装勢力の訓練キャンプの摘発を進め、今週にはジャカルタ周辺の隠れ家を家宅捜索して五人を射殺、二十人を逮捕するとともに自動小銃や弾薬などを押収した。大統領らの暗殺計画は逮捕者の供述から判明したという。
逮捕者の多くは、東南アジアのイスラム地下組織ジェマ・イスラミア（ＪＩ）の分派とみられる
Indonesian police uncover several major terror plots after raids, arrests since February, including planned attacks on hotels and the president.
Locations affected by this alert: Indonesia, Singapore
This alert began 05/15/10 00:37 GMT and is scheduled to expire 06/01/10 23:59 GMT.
Summary
On May 14, senior National Police (Polri) officials announced the discovery of an elaborate terror plot that was scheduled to have occurred on Independence Day on Aug. 17. Arrested terrorists linked to the "Al-Qaeda in Aceh" group have allegedly been plotting the assassination of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior government officials by laying siege to the Istana Negara (State palace) during Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta. By killing senior political figures, the group believed that they would create chaos, cause the government to fall, and speed the transformation of the country into an Islamic state.
Terrorists also apparently planned to besiege high-end hotels, similar to the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, with the intent of killing foreigners, especially US citizens, although the time frame for this plot was unclear.
Authorities have not revealed any information about specific targets other than the president and possibly US President Barack Obama, who is supposed to visit Indonesia in mid-June. Much of this information reportedly came from documents seized during recent raids in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, the week of May 9-16, as well as other recent security operations in Jakarta; Medan, North Sumatra, and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). Senior Polri officers also stated that weapons and ammunition seized from terrorists in recent weeks was mostly smuggled into Indonesia from the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines.
Police also revealed that they had seized a map of Singapore's MRT system during a recent raid on a terrorist hideout, but they did not state whether they believed that extremists might have been planning an attack in that country.
Background
Personnel from Detachment 88 (Densus 88), Polri's elite counterterrorism unit, have killed 13 terrorist suspects and arrested 58 others since January. On Feb. 24, Densus 88 officers raided a terrorist training camp in the Aceh Besar district of NAD. Information obtained during the operation led to a number of subsequent arrests and encounters with militants in other parts of the country, including a March 8 gunfight that left senior Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist Dulmatin dead at an internet cafe on the outskirts of South Jakarta.
Counterterrorism successes have largely weakened the JI, which was responsible for a string of high-profile terror strikes in Indonesia, particularly Jakarta and Bali, since the early 2000s. The elimination of the group's senior leadership, however, has apparently led to internal fractures and the emergence of splinter factions that continue to advocate violent jihad. The AQA is one such group. The release of additional information obtained from other terror suspects could lead to periodic terror warnings, and the identification of supposed targets may also lead to reviews of emergency preparedness and the introduction of new security protocols at specific sites such as hotels and major office buildings. It is unclear whether the AQA has or had the capacity to successfully execute these plots, which would have required significant planning. These revelations, however, arguably signal a significant evolution of terror tactics and strategy in Indonesia compared to the 2000s, when the JI primarily focused on staging major bombings.
Advice
While the terrorism threat is arguably moderate for most expatriates and business travelers, continued caution is necessary around sites commonly identified as potential targets. These include "soft" targets such as churches, restaurants, nightclubs, recreation facilities, and shopping centers, as well as sites with on-site security, including Western-branded five-star hotels, office complexes, and Western diplomatic missions. Limiting exposure to all of these sites is impractical, but maintaining a low profile, not lingering near entrances, and familiarizing yourself with emergency protocols and the location of emergency exits is advisable.
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