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Terrorism law revision needed: minister
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Under investigation – Several police officers examine the scene of a suicide bomb attack at an office of the Surakarta Police on Jl. Adi Sucipto, Manahan, Surakarta, Central Java, on Tuesday morning. (thejakartapost.com/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia">A revision to the 2003 Terrorism Law should be prioritized to improve the country’s ability to prevent terror attacks, a minister has said.
"The incident in Solo yesterday makes us realize again that the threat of terrorism is real," Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly told reporters on the sidelines of an Idul Fitri celebration at the Vice Presidential Palace on Wednesday.
A suicide bomber linked to the Islamic State (IS) movement hit a police headquarters in the city of Surakarta, also known as Solo, in Central Java, on the eve of Idul Fitri. The bombing attack, which injured one police officer, is believed to be part of global terror attacks coordinated or inspired by IS during Ramadan.
“It's a global phenomenon, [it also happened] in Turkey, Afghanistan, our country, Pakistan, and it continues," the minister said.
The government has proposed a draft revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law following a terror attack in Jakarta earlier this year. In the revision, the government will expand the definition of terrorism. The draft bill was included as a priority bill for the 2016 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), and currently the House of Representatives is still formulating problem inventory list. (ary)
