Jamaah Islamiyah Dissolution after Three Decades

Densus 88 Anti Terrror proactively facilitated the dissolution of Jamaah Islamiyah. Members still keep weapons and other dangerous munition.

Riky Ferdianto

July 22, 2024

AFTER 31 years of existence, Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) was finally disbanded at the Lorin Hotel, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, June 30. The disbandment announcement was attended by hundreds of the organization’s leaders and senior members, including former JI emirs such as Para Wijayanto, Abu Rusydan, and Zarkasih. Abu Fatih, the former commander of JI troops and associate of Abdullah Sungkar—founder of JI—in the 1990s,

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