Jakarta, April 11 (Antara) -- Radicalism in Indonesia cannot be handled
with security measures and by blocking radical websites alone but
requires multiple approaches.
These include instilling a spirit of anti-radicalism in youths and
implementing balanced tactics by taking multiple aspects into account.
Early childhood education is a branch of education that can help to
prevent the spread of radicalism. "Through early childhood education,
they can learn about tolerance. It (the ideology) should be implanted in
them from an early age," Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar
Parawansa stated here on Saturday.
"From an early age, they can develop an understanding of cultural
diversity and pluralism, and through these efforts, tolerance and
moderation can be ingrained in them," the minister affirmed.
A survey revealed that one out of 14 lower and upper secondary school
students favored the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
"If such conditions develop, efforts to prevent the spread of
radicalism will become more difficult. However, we can prevent such
thinking by instilling multiculturalism and pluralism in youths from an
early age. Through this step, we can prevent radicalism from spreading
and instill tolerance and moderation in youths from an early age," the
minister explained.
Moreover, according to Hasibullah Satrawi, the director of Peace
Indonesia Alliance (AIDA), radicalism cannot be eradicated from the
security perspective alone. Its multidimensional aspects must be
understood.
The AIDA director further noted that if they construe eradication of
radicalism from the security perspective alone, then the government and
security setups misunderstand the situation.
"Radicalism and terrorism are multidimensional matters and have
multiple aspects. If they are viewed from the security aspect only, they
can be eradicated by shooting them (the perpetrators) one by one. Yet,
adopting a security approach alone is ineffective," he remarked.
The war against radical groups who fought against the Unitary State of
Indonesia (NKRI) has been waged since the republic was established,
Satrawi pointed out, adding that in reality, radicalism and terrorist
groups continue to emerge even now.
"We should understand what terrorism and radicalism are so we can take
balanced approaches. When we decide on the security approach, we must be
clear about whom to attack and in what conditions," he explained.
Therefore, the police's target of completely eradicating the influence
of the ISIS in Indonesia by 2019 is unrealistic, he said.
"I think the statement made by a high-ranking police officer on the
elimination of radicalism (by 2019) is unrealistic, especially if he
meant the total eradication of radicalism," he added.
The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has the target of freeing Indonesia from the ISIS ideology by 2019.
This statement was made by Commissioner General Djoko Mukti Haryono,
the head of the Intelligence and Security Affairs of the Polri, in a
discussion on the effectiveness of the blocking of radical websites in
fighting terrorism in the campus of Bhayangkara Jaya Raya University.
Earlier, the government had blocked 19 Islamic websites for allegedly
spreading radical ideology, but these restrictions were later lifted
from 12 of them.
After the Forum for Handling Websites carrying Negative Content
(FPSIBN) held a meeting on terrorism, SARA (ethnicity, religious, racial
and group), and hate issues, the deputy chairman of the forum, Agus
Barnas, announced that the operation of 12 websites will be normalized,
but they will continue to be monitored.
"We
are restoring only 12 of the 19 blocked websites because only their
operators communicated with the forum, which showed their good
intentions. This was besides a dialog that was held with them regarding
the importance of maintaining the integrity of the Unitary State of
Indonesia," he stated.
The 12 websites that have been unblocked are hidayatullah.com,
salam-online.com, aqlislamcenter.com, kiblat.net, gemaislam.com,
panjimas.com, muslimdaily.net, voa-islam.com, dakwatuna.com,
an-najah.net, eramuslim.com, and arrahmah.com.
Moreover, Satrawi noted that radicalism cannot be eradicated by merely taking security into consideration.
He pointed out that if law enforcers stressed on the security aspect of
fighting radicalism, it will adversely nurture the fighting spirit of
radical groups, as reflected in the slogan, "the death of one will lead
to the birth of a thousand."
"This is what is happening now. Each
time a member of a radical group is killed or arrested by security
officers, his friends in radical groups hold grudges and retaliate," he
observed.
Therefore, the handling of radicalism and terrorism must be done by all
parties, including families, neighborhood chiefs, and heads of
governments and states, globally.
"The role of worldwide heads of states is very important because there
are several international conflicts, such as the Palestine issue, the
ISIS terror, and the aggression in Yemen, which contribute to the
emergence of radical groups that fight (what they believe are) global
injustices," Satrawi remarked.
With regard to the blocking of websites as part of efforts to prevent
the spread of radicalism and its promotion through the Internet, Asad
Said Ali, the deputy general chairman of the executive board of
Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU),
expressed his agreement.
However, he also called for the issuance of a strong legal basis for the blocking of websites.
"I hail the blocking of the 19 websites. It was a good move. More such
firm actions must be taken, and with regard to protests by the operators
of 12 of the 19 websites, it is okay as remedial steps can be taken,
such as in the case of Dakwatuna.com belonging to the Prosperous Justice
Party," he noted.
The websites that the PBNU wants the government to block because they
carry negative content are Milaibrahim, Ansyarudaullah, ansaruttauhid,
jihadologi, azzam blog, sautusallam, and Al-busro.
"They carry radical content and even give lessons on how to make bombs;
this indicates that they are closely linked with the ISIS, but have
been ignored," Ali was quoted as saying by Antara.
He
believes that there are websites that should be blocked, and that the
government should also lift restrictions from those blocked ones that
have not been proven to have promoted radicalism.
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