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‘Tamkin’ terrorism a new security threat
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Smoke billows from burning houses after Philippine airforce attack plane dropped bomb on Muslim militants position during an aerial bombinmg in Marawi on June 24, 2017, one month after the conflict began on May 23. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Marawi and the entire southern region of Mindanao, unleashing an offensive to crush what he said was an attempt by the jihadist group to establish a province in the area. (AFP/Ted Aljibe)
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n dealing with the complexity of terrorism, including tamkin (territorial) terrorism, the House of Representatives unanimously passed in May the revision of Law No. 15/2003 on terrorism.
The endorsement came after a tough debate surrounding the division of labor between the police and the Indonesian Military (TNI). The revised Terrorism Law removes barriers for the police to move if the perpetrators are proven to have committed acts of terrorism.
The authority allows the police to prevent perpetrators from committing acts of terrorism through various functions. However, to anticipate the possible replication of tamkin terrorism in Mindanao, the South Philippines, efforts to revive the Joint Special Operations Command (Koopssusgab) of the TNI now become urgent and relevant.
The new Terrorism Law defines terrorism as “an act that uses violence or threats of violence that creates a widespread atmosphere of terror or fear, which can cause mass casualties and/or damage or destruction to vital strategic objects, environment, public facilities or international facilities with political motives, ideology or security disturbances”.
