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View all search resultsNorth Sumatra Jemaah Islamiyah officially demobilizes
JI carried out some of Indonesia’s most deadly terrorist attacks, including the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people.
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Former members of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) perform asar (afternoon) prayers on the sidelines of an event held to declare the disbandment of the terrorist group at the Convention Hall of the Tirtonadi terminal in Surakarta, Central Java, on Dec. 21, 2024. Some 1,200 for- mer JI members from the greater Surakarta area, as well as 6,800 members from other parts of the country participating in the event online, declared their readiness to rejoin the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. They also expressed their commitment to help safeguard peace and development in the country. (Antara/Mohammad Ayudha)
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he North Sumatra wing of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has officially demobilized, more than a year after the group's national leaders disbanded the organization and pledged loyalty to the national government.
In an event organized by the National Police’s Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) in Medan on Saturday, former local leaders and members of the group reaffirmed their commitment to the state and its laws and pledged to work toward national development.
They also announced that all material taught in JI-affiliated boarding schools in North Sumatra would align with orthodox Islamic teachings, and that a team would be formed to review lessons and curricula and remove content promoting extremist ideologies.
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During a speech at the event, former JI member Wijayanto stated that love for one’s homeland is both a natural human instinct and a teaching of the Prophet Muhammad.
He also added that there was no nobler path for a Muslim than to return to a way of life rooted in mercy and compassion.
“This is the true path of Islam,” he said.
