Admits Extreme, 4 Convicts Of JAD Network In Bandarlampung Repent, Pledge Loyalty To NKRI

BANDARLAMPUNG - Four terrorist convicts of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) network have pledged allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) at the Class I Rajabasa Prison, Bandarlampung, Lampung Province.

"Pronunciation of the pledge of loyalty to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is a form of implementation of the results of the deradicalization program as a binder of determination and enthusiasm," said Acting Head of the Lampung Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Iwan Santoso, in Bandarlampung, Antara, Tuesday, September 28.

The four inmates who have pledged allegiance come from two prisons in Lampung, namely Rajabasa Prison, namely Yudhistira, M Rifki Montazeri, Indra Utama, and one from Class II Metro Awal Septo Prison.

He said that the pronunciation of this pledge was also a form of affirmation for the four of them to be willing to rebuild the life of the nation and state within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

"This pledge is a coaching step so that inmates can return to defend the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. It is not easy to invite the inmates to embrace the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia again. This is the fruit of coaching from a long journey," he said.

One of the inmates of the JAD network who made a pledge of loyalty to the Republic of Indonesia Yudhistira admitted that what he and his three colleagues had done so far was wrong and tended to be extreme and forced their will to Islamize Indonesia.

"This movement is indeed wrong and extreme, forcing too much will to Islamize Indonesia, therefore, today, we have made a determination to embrace the red and white flag again," he said.

He also revealed that the pledge of loyalty to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is an awareness that grows from oneself without any coercion from anyone.

"There is no compulsion in saying the pledge, this is purely self-conscious and there is encouragement from the family," he said.