Terrorism Bill to be Endorsed Immediately

A number of crucial issues in the bill, such as the definition of terrorism and the involvement of the TNI, have been agreed among members of the government coalition of President Joko Widodo and VP Jusuf Kalla.

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Members of the East Java Police’s bomb squad stand guard during a raid at the house of a terror suspect in Urangagung village, Sidoarjo, East Java, on Monday (14/5/2018). Four people were arrest in the raid; two men and two women.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Deliberation of the Terrorism Bill is targeted for completion in June. A number of crucial issues in the bill, such as the definition of terrorism and the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI), have been agreed among members of the government coalition of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

Specific terms of the bill were agreed in a meeting on Monday (14/05/2018) between the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and seven secretary-generals and faction heads of the government coalition in Jakarta. The seven parties are the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Golkar, the National Mandate Party (PAN), the National Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP), the Nasdem Party and Hanura.