Employees Of PT KAI Involved In Terrorism, Vice President Ma'ruf Asks Ministries/Institutions To Tighten Screening

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin while attending the release of exports of a number of agricultural commodities at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Tuesday (15/8/2023). BETWEEN/HO-BPMI Setwapres.

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma’ruf Amin asked for counter-radicalization to be carried out by all ministries and institutions. This step follows the arrest of one of PT KAI's employees with the initials DE in Bekasi One counter-radicalization can be done through screening before serving to prevent exposure to radicalism. "But thankfully it can finally be detected so that not much, not too far away to take destructive actions that can be handled. We thank the security forces who have been able to quickly find out about the existence of terrorists,” said Vice President Ma'ruf in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, August 15. In general, the government has implemented two strategies in dealing with terrorism radicalism, namely counter-radicalization and deradicalization. " “ Yes, actually in the context of countering terrorism radicals, we actually have a strategy for two things. First, counter-radicalization that continues to be carried out, Then also deradicalization,” said Ma'ruf Amin The Vice President further said that to anticipate acts of terrorism ahead of the election, the government carried out surveillance on various routes, both through ministries and education channels.

"Also through the social media route because there are also people who are affected not because they communicate or socialize directly, but can be trained through social media," he said.