Feared Terrorist Leader Reveals Web Of Secret Jihadist Fundraising

After 18 years on the run, an Indonesian terrorist leader who orchestrated the Bali bombings has revealed new secrets after his arrest.
Indonesian terrorist leader Aris Sumarsono (pictured), known as Zulkarnaen, revealed secrets of militant group Jemaah Islamiah
Charity boxes in food stalls and mini-marts have been helping to fund radical causes and police believe there could be up to 6,000 active members of Jemaah Islamiah in [/news/indonesia/index.html Indonesia].
JI is the al-Qaeda-linked group which planned and orchestrated the devastating 2002 Bali nightclub bombings which killed 202 people, as well as a string of other bombings in Indonesia.
Indonesian police have revealed that more than 20,000 charity boxes, placed in food stalls, have been used to fund the shady terror group's operations.
The boxes have been used to collect cash in 12 regions of Indonesia, across Java and Sumatra, and the food stall owners had no idea the money was going to a terror group.
Zulkarnaen (pictured in police custody on December 16) was transferred to Jakarta for questioning alongside other JI suspects and revealed how the group raised funds  
The militant group, responsible for the Bali nightclub bombings in 2002 (pictured), had placed over 20,000 charity boxes across supermarkets and food stalls in Indonesia  
The arrest in November of Aris Sumarsono, known as Zulkarnaen, has thrown a new spotlight on JI and its contemporary incarnation.
In recent years, analysts had believed JI's influence and membership had waned and that it no longer remained a potent threat in the region.
A biologist, Zulkarnaen had been on the run and eluded capture since 2002.
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He was arrested in East Lampung in Sumatra and is one of 23 JI suspects locked up in the past few weeks by Indonesian counter-terror forces.
Indonesian police have arrested 228 accused terrorists in 2020.
They have released video of Zulkarnaen talking to officers after his arrest and detailing his role in a series of deadly bombings in his homeland.
And he revealed the secret meetings that led up to the decision by JI to bomb two nightclubs in tour du lịch bali in October 2002, along with how other bombings were planned and executed.
 Indonesian police said the fake charity boxes were used to collect cash in 12 regions of Indonesia and shop-owners had no idea they were funding the group (Zulkarnaen pictured) 
Zulkarnaen had eluded police capture since the 2002 terror attack (aftermath pictured)
Zulkarnaen told how he was called to a meeting with Hambali, al-Qaeda's so-called lieutenant in South East Asia, who told him they needed to conduct an attack on foreigners.
The Bali plot was then hatched.

The Sari Club and Paddy's Bar in central Kuta were bombed and 200 innocent people died, along with two suicide bombers. Among the victims were 88 Australians.
Indonesian national police spokesman Argo Yuwono described Zulkarnaen as an architect and mastermind of terrorist bombings and the military leader of JI.
He became the JI operations chief after the arrest of Hambali in Thailand in 2003.
Hambali has since been held by the US in Guantanamo Bay.
Zulkarnaen remains in Indonesian police custody and is expected to face a string of charges over multiple bombings across Indonesia.
The Sari Club (cleared bombing site pictured) and Paddy's Bar in central Kuta were bombed in the 2002 attack and tour du lịch bali 200 innocent people died, kynghidongduong.vn along with two suicide bombers