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Islands in focus: Deported Pekanbaru men return to families

After undergoing examinations at the Pekanbaru Police headquarters, two Pekanbaru residents who were deported from Singapore for their alleged involvement in the Islamic State (IS) movement â Muhammad Rizka Fajri, 27, and Firman Fitrianeldi, 30 â have been allowed to return home

The Jakarta Post

Pekanbaru

Wed, November 11, 2015 Published on Nov. 11, 2015 Published on 2015-11-11T15:24:33+07:00

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fter undergoing examinations at the Pekanbaru Police headquarters, two Pekanbaru residents who were deported from Singapore for their alleged involvement in the Islamic State (IS) movement ' Muhammad Rizka Fajri, 27, and Firman Fitrianeldi, 30 ' have been allowed to return home.

Firman was picked up by his sister, while Rizka was met by his brother.

Nevertheless, police are still paying special attention to both men as it is believed they had previously intended to leave for Syria to join IS.

'We have formed a counseling team to make them aware and change their mind-sets. Such a matter cannot be regarded as trivial,' Pekanbaru Police chief Sr. Comr. Aries Syarief Hidayat said on Tuesday.

According to him, the counseling team consisted of religious figures and psychologists and also involved the men's family members. 'They are actually victims. They idolized a figure who then indoctrinated them. If left unchecked, they could have joined the banned organization,' Aries added.