Terrorism regulations go public

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights will distribute 10,000 copies of the two government regulations in lieu of laws on terrorism to other ministries and non-governmental groups across the country to help provide greater information to the public.

The ministry's secretary-general Hasanuddin told reporters on Thursday that the government had already printed half the set number of copies.

"With the promotion of the regulations, we hope the general public will better understand what they're all about," he said as quoted by Antara.

The regulations were issued last week as a stopgap measure in the absence of an antiterrorism law so as to anticipate further terrorist attacks following the Oct. 12 blasts in Bali.

An antiterrorism bill will soon be introduced to the House of Representatives for deliberation. -- JP