Head Of BNPT Hopes Remaining DPO Of Poso MIT Terrorist Group Can Be Deactivated

Head of BNPT Boy Rafli Amar/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency Boy Rafli Amar hopes that the TNI-Polri who are members of the Madago Raya Operations Task Force can paralyze the remaining six members of the East Indonesia Mujahideen terrorist network on the wanted list (DPO).

"We hope that in the future, of course, the Madago Raya Operation will succeed in crippling them all. That is our hope," said Boy Rafli, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, July 27.

The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) as the "leading sector" in the field of counter-terrorism continues to coordinate with the Mandago Raya Task Force to see and know the development of information in the operation.

In this regard, the Head of BNPT Boy Rafli Amar and his staff visited the Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) Police Headquarters in Palu to coordinate counter-terrorism on Monday, July 26.

The head of BNPT appreciates what has been achieved (Satgas Madago Raya) in the last few weeks which succeeded in crippling 3 of the 9 remaining members of MIT Poso from the DPO list.

The head of BNPT said that his party has a deradicalization and counter-radicalization program that has been running for years, where BNPT has deradicalization partners in several places, such as Poso and Tentena which will be "maintained" in the future.

"Because this deradicalization program is an ongoing program, especially for former convicts whose social reintegration process we generally help. So quite a lot of activities have been carried out and are still running to this day," explained Boy Rafili.

In addition to the convicts, he said that the victims of acts of terrorism continue to be provided with psychosocial assistance, because the victims must be given good care and services by the state, as well as on the perpetrator's side, maximum efforts (law enforcement) must be made.

"Not only in terms of punishment, but how to change the character who previously agreed with violence to become more non-radical, rational, and moderate in thought," said the former Papuan Police Chief.

The head of BNPT said that what he leads has a counter-radicalization program, in which there are counter-narratives and counterideologies, in addition to conducting counter-narratives, it is necessary to educate the public.

"Therefore, the state together with the community must continue to build vigilance in society. With the vigilance of the apparatus and the public, it is believed that the offers made by the terrorist network group can be eliminated," he said.