The National Police conducted Operation Kresna three years ago to investigate the network of the Islamic State of Indonesia (NII)’s Area 9 Command. Panji Gumilang, the imam (religious leader) of the movement, was the prime target. All the evidence had been gathered, but the operation ran into a wall when it reached higher levels of command. It is strongly suspected that the police were obstructed by political interest groups and the intelligence community.