Abu Djana, the current military leader of Jemaah Islamiah, was captured this week by Indonesian security forces on the island of Java. Djana was wanted in connection with a number of attacks, including the 2004 bombing of the Australian embassy and others. Indonesian security officials couldn't be sure that the man they'd wounded during a raid was really Djana until they carried out fingerprint and DNA analyses to confirm his identity.
Analysts say Abu Dujana has key information about logistics and operations within JI, and his arrest will be a serious blow to the organisation.
"With this arrest we have successfully stopped acts of terrorism in the future," said police spokesman Sisno Adiwinoto. "He was a key figure in the terrorist network in Indonesia."
Leading Jemaah Islamiah analyst Sidney Jones also agreed that the arrest was "a major triumph for police".
"If he is willing to talk he will be able to tell the police about the structure, the strength, the finances and the international connection and the goal and objectives of JI," she told reporters.
"Willing to talk" is an interesting way to put it.