DO TERRORISTS HAVE NO RELIGION?
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Sudden bombings against three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, on May 13, 2018, perpetrated by a family of six, terrified other Indonesians as well as international community on the emergence of the Islamic State group. The power of one group, thousands of miles away from Indonesia to influence the minds of Indonesians which then enable them to kill innocent souls have once again brought the issue of ‘terrorism’ to public’s attention. Being the deadliest bombings since 2005, this left a deep scar in the heart of the victims’ families, forcing everyone to introspect the things we failed to do, to look at the things we still need to do in regards to terrorism; the unity breaker of our country. Subsequent terror attacks in different parts across Indonesia then pushed Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia to finalize anti-terrorism laws through Indonesia’s House of Representative – being lastly enacted at 2003 – while stating that this revised law will be the foundation of acts against terrorism in Indonesia.
At present, the devastating acts of terrorism within a country does not only snatch the world’s empathy as it also affects them directly; but it is also caused by multinational or international factors which transcends beyond territories and borders. The global characteristic of terrorism also requires integrated multilateral efforts among countries. We already have international and regional conventions and other forms of treaties in response to the ongoing efforts against terrorism. However, those responses against emerging multinational characters of terrorism demand more enhanced and more comprehensive regulations on it.
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