he government will strengthen its supervision system of terrorist convicts in penitentiaries across the country, considering that inmates are highly vulnerable to the spread of radicalism, a top counterterrorism official says.
National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Com. Gen. Suhardi Alius said Monday the institution had mapped several areas across the country for closer monitoring, particularly detention facilities, where the potential for radicalization was high.
"We should assist terrorist convicts, both who have been released and those who are still in prisons, because even though penitentiaries also provide rehabilitation, the potential is high for [terrorist inmates] to repeat their crimes again," Suhardi said.
Similarly, Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto said there should be improvements on the supervision system of penitentiaries in order to prevent radical ideology from spreading among inmates. (dmr)
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