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MATA INDONESIA, JAKARTA – Enhancement cooperation efforts continue to be made internationally or across countries for prevention terrorism. Given the changes in international dynamics also affect the domestic situation in Indonesia, especially in the case of terror crimes. So international or cross-country cooperation is needed to eradicate terrorism.
Chief Advisor of The International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals Indonesia Haryoko RW emphasized that cooperation in the field of counter terrorism has been going well in Indonesia.
“International cooperation on counter terrorism is getting better, sir. We are involved in various aspects, from training on equipment support, sharing with Intel to how to hinder the funding aspect of the perpetrators, “Haryoko told Mata Indonesia News, Saturday, March 13, 2021.
One of the international collaborations pursued in 2020 was the prevention of terrorism in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The cooperation carried out is related to capacity building, information exchange and joint programming for counterterrorism.
This effort was carried out by the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) with foreign countries. The head of the BNPT, Komjen Pol Boy Rafli Amar, at that time emphasized that international cooperation was important to eradicate terrorism.
“The important thing is the spirit of international cooperation. This is what we must protect against terrorism, ”said Commissioner General for Pol Boy.
Given that the threat to terrorism has not decreased one bit even during the Covid-19 pandemic. Terrorism observer and pinpoint Noor Huda Ismail said that a threat that has attracted attention is the issue of returning ISIS combatants from Indonesia abroad.
“We are still facing a time bomb regarding the possibility of repatriating ex-combatants from Indonesia who are currently in refugee camps, as well as the mobilization of Indonesians in the suit areas of the Philippines, Afghanistan and other countries,” said Noor Huda.
He also said that if Indonesia wants to solve this problem, Indonesia needs cooperation at the regional and world levels.
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