Waiting for the House to Fulfill Its Promise
The recent terror attacks on three churches and a city police headquarters in Surabaya heightens the urgency for Indonesia to implement a proper counterterrorism law.
The National Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) stay on guard during a raid by Densus 88 members at the house of suicide bombers who blew themselves up at the Surabaya Police office in Tambak Medokan Ayu, Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday (15/5/2018). The police confiscated some explosives during the raid.
The recent terror attacks on three churches and a city police headquarters in Surabaya heightens the urgency for Indonesia to implement a proper counterterrorism law.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has responded to the public call by expressing that he would issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) if the House of Representatives cannot complete its deliberation on the Terrorism Law revision by June this year.