Worried About Ex-combatants, Densus 88 Is Wary Of The Entry Of Afghan Refugees Into Indonesia

Screenshot of the Head of the Tire Operations Section of the Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror, Kombes Aswin Siregar (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Head of the Ban Operations Section of the Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror, Kombes Aswin Siregar said, it is necessary to pay close attention and be careful with Afghan refugees entering Indonesia.

"Many people from Indonesia and from other countries enter Indonesia from Afghanistan, so it is necessary to pay close attention to what they are there," said Aswin in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, August 30.

He is concerned that the refugees who fled the Taliban and entered Indonesia could become combatants or have been involved in previous wars.

Moreover, some time ago about five thousand people from prisons in Afghanistan were released by the Taliban. Some of them are from Indonesia.

Aswin said those released had a high level of radicalism. It could be because of a defection and feeling called to defend something in the wrong ways.

This can be a separate motivation for the network who is currently returning home or is already in the country. "We will see how it develops," he said.

They warned that the potential threat from returnists or Indonesians who would go to countries in conflict did exist.

Based on Densus records, when there is a conflict in a country in the middle east, there are people who go in droves to join.

Therefore, it is hoped that the same event will not happen again with Indonesian citizens who go to a country that is being hit by conflict and participate.

This can happen because of persuasion or seduction with a certain lure. For example, he said, there is a form of seduction when Muslims are oppressed, so the whole community must unite to defend or defend their brothers and sisters.

On that basis, people who do not really understand will immediately leave and eventually get involved in war.