Some 8,000 former JI members – 1,200 in person and 6,800 online – attending an event in Indonesia where they committed to abandon their previously held beliefs on Dec 21, 2024. - Photo: ST
SURAKARTA, (Indonesia): Indonesia’s counter-terrorism agency has proposed cutting the prison terms of former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members who have declared support for the group’s dissolution, in a bid to get more militants to surrender to the authorities.
National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Eddy Hartono said it plans to recommend sentence reductions for more than 180 individuals to the immigration and penitentiary ministry, though he did not specify a timeline.
