A Thousand Ideas to Help Children of Terror convicts

Currently, Special Detachment 88 prioritizes a humanitarian approach to families left behind by terror convicts.

KOMPAS/RADITYA HELABUMI (RAD)

Officers from the Special Anti-terror Detachment 88 of the Indonesian National Police brought a number of suspected perpetrators of acts of terrorism during the release of the disclosure of terrorist networks at the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta, Thursday (17/10/2019).

One day, a police officer with the rank of first inspector boldly entered the governor's office in a province in eastern Indonesia. It was not the first time. He had tried many times to meet with the regional head over the multitude of problems related to the children and wives of terror convicts.

The officer, assigned to the National Police’s Special Anti-terrorism Detachment (Densus) 88, simply wanted to act as a liaison between the families of terror convicts and the local administration. He therefore hoped to meet with the governor to find solutions to the various issues. However, it was the governor's aide who met him, with a message: Don't make trouble for the governor when terror strikes.