'The Impact Is Huge', BNPT's Analysis Of The Actions Of The Global Terrorism Network For Indonesia

JAKARTA - Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Commissioner General (Komjen) Police Boy Rafli Amar explained the negative impact of the development of international terrorism networks for Indonesia.

"How big is the impact for Indonesia? The impact is huge," said Komjen Boy Rafli in an online discussion entitled "Early Detection of the Mode of Development of the Radicalism Movement" which was monitored in Jakarta, Monday, July 4, quoted from Antara.

Boy said of the three global terrorism networks, namely ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban, ISIS dominates the most. The three groups are in tandem because they have the same ideology.

The bad impact of the influence of the terrorist network is that several organizations in the country are affiliated with global terrorism groups, he said.

Boy gave an example of the propaganda carried out by ISIS since 2013 in which 2,157 male and female Indonesian citizens (WNI) brought children to Syria and Iraq to join the group.

The terrorist network group lured or promised Indonesian citizens the establishment of a country that could guarantee a much better life.

Through what? Starting from a salary of 2,000 US dollars, health insurance, education, and so on. In fact, the promise was never there.

"It's propaganda that is a mirage or something that is not clear, but is followed by Indonesian citizens," he said.

From the data collected by BNPT, the condition of the Indonesian citizens who departed was alarming. It is recorded that 550 have been repatriated to the country and 200 people have died.

In addition, there are still Indonesian citizens who are in refugee camps for mothers and children as well as groups of men detained in Syria.

Based on United Nations records, Boy said, around 40 to 45 thousand people from various countries came to Iraq and Syria to join the war against countries whose governments were legitimate.

He added that although two ISIS leaders were dead and the terror group weakened, they continued to thrive in other regions, especially in Africa.

"In Indonesia, including many of our citizens who are affiliated there," he said.