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Comments on other issues: Police target complete IS eradication by 2019
April 10, OnlineThe National Police are aiming for the complete eradication of the radical Islamic State (IS) movement in Indonesia by 2019, matching the commitment of other state security agencies, an official has said
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The National Police are aiming for the complete eradication of the radical Islamic State (IS) movement in Indonesia by 2019, matching the commitment of other state security agencies, an official has said.
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In the early years after 1998, the Jakarta elite tolerated Muslim radicals out of fear of losing votes. After all, Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid was president then and the Islamists looked strong.
That terrible example of short-term thinking ended in the Bali bombings, which made half the world think the country was a violent terrorist's playground.
Lasem Benny
So what's the actual actions and regulations then? Only de-radicalization through some ineffective character-building programs? I don't see how this will work because Indonesian supporters of IS will think that there's no serious consequence for their actions other than being subject to attending some character-building program.
Does the government really have the will and the guts to create anti-terror laws that clearly classify any IS-related supports or activities as criminal actions and thereby punishable by severe penalties?
Itsbad
