Ministry of Law and Human Rights: 108 Terrorist Convicts Pledge Loyalty to the Republic of Indonesia Throughout 2022

One of the terrorism convicts kissed the Red and White flag as a sign of saying allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Ditjenpas).

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) stated that 108 terror convicts had pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia. That number is from January to September 2022.

"This is an achievement. To this day the number of terrorism convicts who have pledged allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is 108 people," said the Director of Prisoners Development and Production Job Training at the Directorate General of Corrections of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Thurman Hutapea, when confirmed, Wednesday, September 14.

With the achievement of this number, the performance target of the Directorate Ministry of Law and Human Rights has reached 216 percent by 2022.

This was conveyed by Thurman after witnessing two terrorism convicts at the Class IIA Cibinong Correctional Institution taking an oath of allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia.

The two are Anang Yudi Riswanto Bin Salaman, a terrorist convict of the Jamaah Islamiah (JI) network who was sentenced to three years in prison, and M. Saliwi Bin Mukhlis, of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) network who is currently serving a four-year sentence.

Thurman emphasized that coaching within the framework of the deradicalization program for terrorism convicts is not an easy matter. Therefore, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights appreciates the ranks of the Class IIA Cibinong Prison for their hard work and dedication so that they have succeeded in increasing the number of terrorism convicts who have pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia.

He hopes that the pledge of allegiance that has been uttered will be the beginning of the awakening of a fostered citizen to become a member of the community who has an awareness of their rights and obligations. Both as individuals, communities, and as citizens.

"We hope that terrorism convicts who have vowed to return to the home of the Republic of Indonesia can carry themselves properly and establish relationships with others," he said.

This includes obeying and obeying all the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations so that they can grow together in the community.

In line with that, the Head of the West Java Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, Sudjonggo, said that currently, a total of 88 terrorist convicts have pledged allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia out of 152 total terrorist convicts in West Java.

"The development of deradicalization of terrorism convicts in this prison will continue, and we hope that later 152 terrorism convicts will pledge allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," said Sudjonggo.