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Kalla opens Interpol forum with call to combat terrorism
Vice President Jusuf Kalla opened the 85th Interpol General Assembly in Nusa Dua, Bali on Monday, a four-day forum attended by police chiefs and delegations from 164 member countries of the international police organization.
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Police officers prepare to secure the Interpol General Assembly in Nusa Dua, Bali. Some 3,800 officers are involved in securing some 2,000 delegates from 190 countries from Nov. 7 to 10. (Antara/Wira Suryantala)
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ice President Jusuf Kalla opened the 85th Interpol General Assembly in Bali on Monday, a four-day forum attended by police chiefs and delegations from 164 member countries of the international police organization.
The Bali meeting will discuss a number of key issues, including devising a scheme to anticipate the return of foreign terrorist fighters to home countries from conflict zones by encouraging cooperation in sharing information via Interpol.
Kalla said Indonesia had managed to contain terrorism threats, but problems continued to emerge as radicalism increased as technology advanced.
“Terrorism is an extraordinary crime. Interpol members must emphasize the intelligence reform agenda [to step up the fight against terrorism],” Kalla said in his opening remarks at the forum on Monday.
Kalla said Indonesia had been applauded for its success in combating terrorism, but acknowledged that there was still much work to do in counterterrorism.
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He said the emergence of Islamic State (IS) related groups across the country was proof that Indonesia was not immune to radicalism and that it was therefore important for Indonesia to further enhance intelligence sharing with member countries of the Interpol network to contain terrorism.
The forum will end on Thursday with the Interpol network member countries expected to devise a new legal mechanism to combat global terrorism. (jun)
