Female Member Of Santoso-led Group Surrenders

Palu, C Sulawesi,  (antarasulteng.com) - A woman claiming to be a member of Santoso-led terror group, has reportedly surrendered to security authorities around Tamanjeka village, Poso Pesisir Sub-district, Poso District, Central Sulawesi Province.

Spokesman of the Central Sulawesi Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Hari Suprapto here, Saturday, confirmed the report but could not give further details as her identity was still being ascertained.

"We will release it when the investigation yields more complete information," he said.

In a response to the question from the media on whether there were two persons, including Santoso`s wife, who had surrendered, he said that only one person had surrendered.

Santoso, one of the most wanted terror leaders in Indonesia, was eliminated in a gun battle by legal enforcers on July 18, after he remained a fugitive-in-hiding for almost a decade in the remote forested mountainous area in Poso District, Central Sulawesi Province.

Personnel of the Tinombala military operation`s task force were involved in a shootout with the Santoso-led Eastern Indonesian Mujahidin members, and managed to kill two men, while three others, including two women, escaped, in the Mt Tambarana area, Poso.

"The three people who escaped are suspected to be Basri, his wife, and Santoso`s wife," he added.

Only 19 members of the Santoso-led armed Eastern Indonesian Mujahidin group now remain outside the reach of law.

They include Jumiatun Muslim alias Atun alias Bunga alias Umi Delima, the wife of Santoso, Tini Susanti Kaduku alias Umi Fadel (Ali Kalora`s wife) and Nurmi Usman alias Oma (Basri`s wife).