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Fri, 01/16/2009 - 22:24
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RI, US EXTEND ANTI-TERRORISM COOPERATION
Jakarta, January 16 (ANTARA) - Indonesia and the United States have agreed to extend their accord to cooperate in the handling of terrorism in Indonesia, a junior attorney general said.
"Cooperation with the US in the handling of terrorism actually expired in September 2008 but there are still three Poso and four Palembang terror cases that have not yet been completed," Junior Attorney General for General Crimes Abdul Hakim Ritonga said here on Friday.
He said because of the unfinished cases, the US ambassador and the attorney general had agreed to extend the cooperation. After all, there were still unspent funds for the purpose.
The cooperation was carried out through the Attorney General's Office's anti-terrorism task force with the assistance of the United States.
Ritonga said newly installed members of the anti-terrorism task force were former members of the old task force with funding support of US$400,000 which constituted an unspent budget of the 2008 task force.
He said the role the US played in the cooperation was providing assistance in fighting terrorism and trans-border crimes.
"The United States only provided technical personnel and funds," he said.
He denied assumptions that the US was enjoying certain concessions from Indonesia as compensation for the cooperation. "As far as I know, we have never received any orders from the United States,"Ritonga said.
In his address on the installation of the task force members, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji had said they were expected to increase their capabilities and professionalism.
He said terrorism was a crime against humanity, civilization and human rights.
"I hope terrorism can be eradicated entirely in 2009," he said.
He said trans-border crimes needed to get serious attention because they consisted of human trafficking and money laundering activities.
In 2008 the anti-terror task force had handled 123 cases. "Of the 123 cases, 36 involved terrorism, 85 human trafficking and two money laundering.* he said
"Cooperation with the US in the handling of terrorism actually expired in September 2008 but there are still three Poso and four Palembang terror cases that have not yet been completed," Junior Attorney General for General Crimes Abdul Hakim Ritonga said here on Friday.
He said because of the unfinished cases, the US ambassador and the attorney general had agreed to extend the cooperation. After all, there were still unspent funds for the purpose.
The cooperation was carried out through the Attorney General's Office's anti-terrorism task force with the assistance of the United States.
Ritonga said newly installed members of the anti-terrorism task force were former members of the old task force with funding support of US$400,000 which constituted an unspent budget of the 2008 task force.
He said the role the US played in the cooperation was providing assistance in fighting terrorism and trans-border crimes.
"The United States only provided technical personnel and funds," he said.
He denied assumptions that the US was enjoying certain concessions from Indonesia as compensation for the cooperation. "As far as I know, we have never received any orders from the United States,"Ritonga said.
In his address on the installation of the task force members, Attorney General Hendarman Supandji had said they were expected to increase their capabilities and professionalism.
He said terrorism was a crime against humanity, civilization and human rights.
"I hope terrorism can be eradicated entirely in 2009," he said.
He said trans-border crimes needed to get serious attention because they consisted of human trafficking and money laundering activities.
In 2008 the anti-terror task force had handled 123 cases. "Of the 123 cases, 36 involved terrorism, 85 human trafficking and two money laundering.* he said
