On terrorism<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
Rampant terrorist acts across the world have led to
\ncontroversies in our country about the need for our intelligence
\nservice to enjoy greater authority, so that terrorism can be
\nbetter countered and handled.<\/p>\n
Bomb attacks perpetrated by terrorists in Indonesia have led
\nto both the world's sympathy for Indonesia and allegations that
\nthe country is a lair of terrorists.<\/p>\n
To deal with the impact of terrorist attacks at home, the
\nIndonesian government issued a government regulation in lieu of
\nlaw on antiterrorism in 2002, which the House later ratified as
\nthe law on antiterrorism.<\/p>\n
The law can be enforced effectively only if our intelligence
\nservice enjoys greater authority in dealing with terrorism. Our
\nnational police cannot make the best use of this law unless it is
\nsupported by intelligence services, for example the intelligence
\nservice of the Indonesian military and the state intelligence
\nagency.<\/p>\n
The fact is that now, our intelligence services enjoy only a
\nlimited authority to arrest those suspected of being involved in
\nterrorist acts, while the national police have no authority to
\ncarry out such arrests. The police can arrest only those who are
\nsuspected of having committed terrorist acts.<\/p>\n
It is this legal constraint that has prevented our security
\napparatuses from properly preventing and countering acts of
\nterror in this country.<\/p>\n
The deputy prime minister of Malaysia once attributed that
\ncountry's success in establishing security and prosperity for
\nMalaysians to the enforcement of its Internal Security Act (ISA).
\nIndonesia must look up to Malaysia as a model in this respect.<\/p>\n
ADAM SYAHRONI
\n Jakarta<\/p>",
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