Insaf, Three Terrorist Prisoners In Sidoarjo Prison Say Pledge Of Loyalty To The Republic Of Indonesia

JAKARTA - Three terrorist convicts in the Surabaya prison in Sidoarjo, East Java, have pledged allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI).

Plt. The Head of the Regional Office of the East Java Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Wisnu Nugroho Dewanto, said the names who had pledged allegiance were Muhammad Subkhan, Muliamin Supardi, and Slamet Rudhu.

"I still remember very well, that on January 14, 2022, we just received an abundance of special inmates from the Cikeas Rutan, Bogor. Well, the Surabaya prison received the most at that time, namely three people. The other four people were divided into two groups. Malang and Madiun," he said on the sidelines of the reading of the pledge at the MD Arifin Lapas I Hall, Surabaya, Friday, February 18, quoted from Antara.

He admitted that he was quite surprised when three weeks after the transfer, he received a report from the Surabaya Headquarters, Gun Gun Gunawan.

"The two people are Muliamin Supardi and Slamet Rudhu," he said.

However, at that time, Vishnu did not want to be careless and asked the prison to reaffirm their commitment. The prison authorities also made observations and confirmed the sincerity of the intention.

"Alhamdulillah, this morning I received news again that the number of inmates who are ready to declare their pledge to the Republic of Indonesia has increased by one more, namely the inmates on behalf of Muhammad Subkhan," he said.

Thus, he said, taking the oath of allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia on Friday or the 35th day since receiving coaching at the Porong Prison becomes very complete.

"I hope that my fellow inmates in Madiun and Malang prisons follow in the footsteps of the three," he said.

He gave the highest appreciation to the three inmates for returning to Mother Earth's lap.

"We hope that in the future we can knit ties of friendship and strengthen the spirit of unity and brotherhood," he said.

He also gave high appreciation to the Surabaya prison and the stakeholders involved. This is because this is not the first time that the Surabaya prison has successfully implemented a deradicalization program.

"There have been many people who were incarcerated in terrorism cases whose souls have returned to red and white thanks to a good coaching strategy," he said.

However, Vishnu emphasized that the task was not finished.

He also hopes that the officers can continue to foster them so that they stay on track so that they can provide benefits to the nation and state.