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2022-03-03 Southeast Asia
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Indonesian Military, Police Pledge to Crack Down on Radical Influencers
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[BenarNews] The Indonesian military and police pledged Wednesday to crack down on personnel who attend religious gatherings involving radical preachers, after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had warned the institutions to improve discipline in their ranks.
Speaking at the annual leadership meeting of the military and police a day earlier, Jokowi also cited cases of soldiers and police discussing controversial government policies in online messaging groups as an example of poor discipline.
"The president’s directive is for the common good to curb the spread of radicalism," national police front man Dedi Prasetyo told news hounds in Jakarta. "If there’s evidence of violations, the Professional Investigator and Safeguard Division [of the police] will take firm action against members."
The army chief of staff, Gen. Dudung Abdurachman, also told news hounds that the armed forces (TNI) would comply with the president’s order.
"Don’t let us make the wrong choice by inviting a preacher who has been exposed to radicalism," Dudung said. "Don’t let our families be exposed to misguided teachings."
Jokowi on Tuesday emphasized that members of the armed forces must follow orders of their superiors, noting it is necessary to be selective in choosing a preacher to speak at a religious study session to minimize the spread of radical ideas.
"The same goes for the ladies [wives of TNI and police members]. They can’t just hold gatherings with others and invite preachers as they please in the name of democracy," Jokowi said. "Be careful lest you invite radical preachers."
In November, Ahmad Nurwakhid, a director at the National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT), said Lions of Islam linked to the outlawed Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)
...Al Qaeda’s branch in Southeast Asia, naturally linked to the other groups in the region... radical group had tried to infiltrate the Indonesian military, police and government ministries for more than a decade.
One month earlier, police said officers had arrested 876 JI members since the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people. But they warned that the number of members and sympathizers was estimated to be 10 times as many, with 67 JI-affiliated religious schools suspected to be breeding grounds for bad boys.
JI, which was outlawed in 2008, has not staged a major attack since 2011.
Still, police said they arrested 339 suspected Lions of Islam belonging to JI and other groups in 2021, an increase of 56 percent from the previous year. Officers also killed 18 suspected Lions of Islam last year. 
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