The government is ready to freeze assets and accounts belonging to 10 Indonesian terrorist suspects once the United Nations endorses a United States proposal to that effect, an official says. The U.S. submitted a proposal to the UN Security Council over the weekend, seeking to freeze accounts of 10 members of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), a regional terrorist network blamed for a string of terrorist attacks in Indonesia, including the deadly Bali bombings on Oct. 12, 2002, and the JW Marriott Hotel bombing on Aug. 5, 2003. At least seven of 20 suspected JI terrorists are Indonesians, some of whom are currently on trial for their role in the Bali bombings. The U.S. proposal would automatically become a UN resolution if no member country raised any objection to the move within 72 hours. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Marty Natalegawa said on Sunday Jakarta would freeze assets belonging to suspected terrorists as it was the obligation of any UN member to comply with its decision. "These individuals, at various levels, are clearly persons of interest to Indonesia and have appeared in Indonesian courts for their terror acts," Marty told The Jakarta Post.
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"The Indonesian government needs to entertain fully and will freeze the accounts and assets as required by the UN," he said. |