Deliberations Must Not Be Protracted

It is urgent that deliberations to revise Law No. 15/2003 on antiterrorism be completed soon. Law enforcement agencies require a strong legal umbrella to fight terror.

KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

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JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Deliberations to revise Law No. 15/2003 on antiterrorism must not be protracted. Currently, one point remains in the deliberation, namely the definition of terrorism and the improvement of formulating several other points.

Arsul Sani, the antiterrorism bill special committee member from the House of Representatives’ United Development Party (PPP) faction, said he promised the deliberation would be complete during the fifth House sitting session this year, namely between May 18 and July 27.