Fadli Had Links with Malaysian, Thai Terror Networks

JAKARTA,KOMPAS.com  - Indonesian terror suspect Fadli Sadama was suspected of having links with  a Malaysian terrorist network and the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) in South Thailand, an Indonesian official said.

 "Fadi  planned to  train in the two countries before returning to Indonesia to plot acts of terrorism in Pekanbaru, Riau province, and in the Mount Anak Krakatau  area with foreign tourists as his main target," Petrus Golosse said here Saturday.

 According to tha National Anti-Terror Agency (BNPT) director, the Malaysian terrorist group and the Thai separatist movement had regular contacts with Fadli.

 The contacts were meant to assist him to launch terror attacks in Indonesia, including a ’Mumbai style’ terror raid  in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, he said.

 "Fadli had planned to carry out  an attack in Pekanbaru like the terrorist raid  in Mumbai, India, some time ago," Golosse said.

 Golosse also accused Fadli Sadama alias Fernando alias Said of planning a robbery in Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra,  along with Tony Togar.

 Togar himself was captured by Indonesian police in Siantar city, North Sumatra, for his alleged involvement in the first bombing of the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta in 2003, he said.

 "Fadli is also suspected of planning t a terror attacks in the  Mount Anak Krakatau area with foreign tourists as his main target," he said.

Fadli Sadama, 28, was recently caught in Malaysia and subsequently extradited to Indonesia. He reportedly arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Saturday  at 5.30 PM abroad a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur, an informed source said.

Fadli was caught in October 2010 by the special branch of the Malaysian Police (PDRM), which is a unit specially assigned to deal with terror problems and domestic security. The arrest was made as a result of cooperation between the Indonesian and Malaysian police forces.

Fadli carried two handguns when caught. The pistols bought in Malaysia would be brought to Indonesia.