Head Of National Counterterrorism Agency: 600 Potentially Radical Accounts In Cyberspace

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JAKARTA - As many as 600 potentially radical accounts are being monitored in cyberspace (internet), said Head of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), Boy Rafli Amar.

"We have recorded that there are at least 600 potentially radical accounts", Boy said at a working meeting with House of Representatives Commission III at the House of Representatives building, Senayan, Jakarta, quoted by Antara on Tuesday, January 25.

The account contains 650 propaganda content. Of that number, 409 content is general or informational in nature, 147 content is anti against the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), 85 is anti-Pancasila, seven is intolerant, and two are related to takfiri.

"There are 40 contents due to the financing of terrorism in cyberspace which is quite dominant lately", said Boy.

In addition, there is 13 content related to training. The supervision, said Boy, worked with various stakeholders, including the police, National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), State Intelligence Agency (BIN), Indonesian National Army (TNI), and Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo).

Boy said there are five main tasks of BNPT based on Law Number 5 of 2018, namely formulating, coordinating, and implementing national policies, strategies, and programs in the fields of national preparedness, counter-radicalization, and deradicalization.

Furthermore, coordinating between law enforcers in countering terrorism; coordinating victim recovery; formulate, coordinating, and implementing national policies, strategies, and programs to counter terrorism in the field of international cooperation.

BNPT is also a center for crisis analysis and control, which functions as a facility for the President to set policies and steps to deal with crises, including the mobilization of resources in dealing with terrorism.