JAKARTA: Deputy Governor Prijanto said Thursday administration officials could support efforts to counter terrorism by eliminating poverty.
"My understanding is that terrorist networks easily enter conflict areas. So we should reduce conflict. If people have problems, they should settle them, not aggravate them by being provocateurs," Prijanto said after attending a counterterrorism workshop at City Hall in Central Jakarta.
Prijanto added that poverty was a common cause of conflict, therefore, eliminating poverty was an alternative method to eradicating terrorism.
In related news, the city is planning to issue smart identity cards to avoid possible multiple identity cards. The large number of fake identity cards in the city has been blamed for creating security risks.
In the bombings of two hotels in Kuningan, Central Jakarta, a few months ago, the perpetrators checked themselves into the rooms of the hotels using fake identity cards, which could not be verified at that time. -JP
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