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90637
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 21:48
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PBNU: NATIONAL ANTI-TERRORISM BOARD NECESSARY
Jakarta, Nov 19 (ANTARA) - It is necessary to form National Anti-Terrorism Board to deal with terrorism in the country, Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama Organization (PBNU) chairman Masykuri Abdillah said here on Thursday.
Like the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) which seriously plays an active role in the fight against narcotics, Masykuri Abdillah said the National Anti-Terrorism Board was necessary to be formed to fight against terrorism.
On the sidelines of a workshop on counter-terrorism, organized by PBNU in cooperation with the Center on Global Counter-terrorism Cooperation (CGCC) here on Thursday, th PBNU chairman said the anti-terror desk at Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs had weak position and therefore it could not play its role optimally.
"It is better for the anti-terror desk to be improved as national anti-terror board like the National Anti-Narcotics Agency, because both narcotics and terrorism posed similar danger and threat," said Masykuri, the professor of Jakarta Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah).
Masykuri said the national anti-terror board should be made up of various public elements including the military and police personnel and religious figures because terrorism in Indonesia was carried out in the name of religion.
He added that through the board, various efforts to manage terrorism in the country could be well coordinated, because the threat of terrorism at present has become a common concern in the community.
Masykuri pointed out that PBNU as part of civil society had done a lot to prevent terrorism through education program, poverty eradication, and interfaith dialogs.
But he added that if the government was less optimal in dealing with economic imbalance, injustice, and other political participation, then the threat of terrorism would remain a serious problem in the country.
At international level, he said the United Nations should also make every effort to build a fairer world order by overcoming Israeli-Palestinian case fairly.
Like the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) which seriously plays an active role in the fight against narcotics, Masykuri Abdillah said the National Anti-Terrorism Board was necessary to be formed to fight against terrorism.
On the sidelines of a workshop on counter-terrorism, organized by PBNU in cooperation with the Center on Global Counter-terrorism Cooperation (CGCC) here on Thursday, th PBNU chairman said the anti-terror desk at Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs had weak position and therefore it could not play its role optimally.
"It is better for the anti-terror desk to be improved as national anti-terror board like the National Anti-Narcotics Agency, because both narcotics and terrorism posed similar danger and threat," said Masykuri, the professor of Jakarta Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah).
Masykuri said the national anti-terror board should be made up of various public elements including the military and police personnel and religious figures because terrorism in Indonesia was carried out in the name of religion.
He added that through the board, various efforts to manage terrorism in the country could be well coordinated, because the threat of terrorism at present has become a common concern in the community.
Masykuri pointed out that PBNU as part of civil society had done a lot to prevent terrorism through education program, poverty eradication, and interfaith dialogs.
But he added that if the government was less optimal in dealing with economic imbalance, injustice, and other political participation, then the threat of terrorism would remain a serious problem in the country.
At international level, he said the United Nations should also make every effort to build a fairer world order by overcoming Israeli-Palestinian case fairly.
