Fadli Zon Asks Detachment 88 To Be Disbanded, Police Headquarters: Not Just Enforcement, Detachment Unit Participates In Deradicalization And Succeeds

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JAKARTA - The National Police Headquarters emphasized that the presence of Densus 88/Anti-terror is still needed in dealing with terrorism. Densus 88 also succeeded in carrying out deradicalization.

"Densus 88 is an organization under the National Police whose purpose is to carry out prevention activities and take legal action against terrorism crimes," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Public Relations Division Grand Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday, October 11.

Detachment 88 efforts were emphasized by the Police not only to take action but even to be involved in the process of deradicalizing terrorist convicts.

"As we have said, where is the deradicalization effort at the Gunung Sindur Prison where several convicts have taken their oath of allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia. This is an effort that has been carried out by Densus 88, it is successful," said Grand Commissioner Ramadhan.

"A prisoner who has taken an oath of allegiance and also after taking an oath to the Republic of Indonesia. This shows that the deradicalization effort carried out by Densus 88 was successful," he continued.

Regarding the tweet of Fadli Zon, a member of the House of Representatives from Gerindra, the Police continued that Grand Commissioner Ramadhan remained focused on work.

"Basically, we are still working. We don't hear such things. We continue to make efforts to (handle) this terrorism," said Grand Commissioner Ramadhan.

Previously, Gerindra Party politician Fadli Zon had expressed his surprise at the work of Densus 88 which was busy developing an Islamophobic narrative. In fact, the priority of handling terrorists that clearly oppose the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia has never been completely resolved.

"Separatist terrorists who clearly challenge Indonesia should be the priority but cannot be handled. Don't always develop an Islamophobic narrative that can divide the nation," said Fadli through a tweet on his Twitter account, @fadlizon quoted on Wednesday, October 6th.

The tasks of dealing with terrorism, suggested Fadli, should be handed over to the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT). Because there are too many institutions involved in these cases.

"In my opinion, there are too many institutions dealing with terrorism. It should be @BNPTRI," explained the member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives.