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Police urge MIT members to surrender, consider lightening punishment
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Troops prepare to hunt for terrorist Santoso in Poso, Central Sulawesi, in March. (ANTARA/*)
T
he police are urging the members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) terrorist group to come out from their hideout and surrender to officials following the death of their leader Santoso on Monday.
National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian made assurances that the remaining MIT members would not get assaulted should they chose to cooperate with the government and that they would face a fair legal process for their crimes.
"If they want to surrender and follow the legal process and be responsible for their actions, it will be better for all parties involved," Tito said on Tuesday.
Most wanted terrorist Santoso and his subordinate Muchtar were shot dead during an exchange of fire with Tinombala task force personnel in Central Sulawesi on Monday.
The law enforcers might consider easing the punishment for the terrorists, Tito said. However, he added that strict judgement would still be implemented against those militants who had been committing attacks against security officials for years in Central Sulawesi.
