Preventing Terrorism Actions, INTRAC: State Security Must Be Anticipated From The Beginning

JAKARTA - The issue of acts of terrorism that recently emerged to the public made the Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), Dian Ediana Rae take a vote.

Dian said PPATK is ready to provide full support in preventing and eradicating various activities of terrorist organizations in Indonesia through monitoring the flow of funds.

According to Dian, it is the responsibility of PPATK and a number of other related institutions to be proactive in dealing with situations and conditions that occur both at home and abroad, including the issue of acts of terrorism.

"Everything that has the potential to threaten the integrity and security of the state must be anticipated and mitigated from the start, including the threat of understanding and ideology that has the potential to enter Indonesia and lead to radicalism," he explained.

Dian stated, PPATK cooperates with a number of related institutions, always synergizing and collaborating in terms of exchanging information, especially related to the search for funds that have the potential to lead to the financing of terrorist groups.

“PPATK routinely coordinates with several parties such as the Police, BNPT, BIN, Reporting Parties, and a number of other institutions, including working partners abroad. Cross-institutional synergy, especially the exchange of information related to parties that have links with terrorist activities," said Dian.

PPATK can carry out the function of analysis, examination of reports, and information on financial transactions with indications of money laundering and terrorism financing crimes.

This refers to Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering (UU TPPU) and Law Number 9 of 2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Financing Terrorism.