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Southeast Asia
Saudi Arabia to Assist Indonesia in Rehabilitating Terrorists
2017-01-23
[JAKARTAGLOBE.BERITASATU] Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
's intelligence agency, the General Intelligence Directorate or GID, has worked with Indonesia's National Counterterrorism Agency, or BNPT, to help the latter in its effort to prevent radicalization of Indonesian youths and rehabilitating former terrorists.

BNPT Chief Comr. Gen. Suhardi Alius visited Saudi Arabia on Jan. 11-16 to strengthen relations between the two agencies and get top tips from the GID's deradicalization program.

"The visit should help up set up a counterterrorism program which includes deradicalization, from top to bottom," Suhardi said in Jakarta on Saturday (21/01).

Suhardi and other high-ranking BNPT officials also went to the Muhammad bin Naif Consultation and Guidance Center in Saudi Arabia to study rehabilitation of former faceless myrmidons and to learn from their experience of preventing Moslem groups from being radicalized.

"We exchanged various information and knowledge. We also saw how deradicalization is done by the Saudi government," Suhardi said.

The general added that the Indonesian government has been focusing on preventing the spread of radical ideologies in Indonesia as it poses great risks to the country's security and may damage the peaceful image of Islam -- the majority religion in Indonesia.

The head of the intelligence directorate at Saudi Arabia’s Home Affairs Ministry, Abdul Aziz Alhwairny, said BNPT's visit is proof of the good relations between it and GID.

Alhwairny said Saudi Arabia has nothing but praise for BNPT’s effort to fight terrorism in Indonesia.

To honor members of Indonesia's elite counterterror unit Densus 88 who died in the field of battle, the kingdom will offer free hajj pilgrimages to their families.

The Muhammad bin Naif Center will also offer deradicalization training for BNPT officers, Alhwairny added.

A deradicalization program typically involves rehabilitating former faceless myrmidons and radicalized youths before returning them to their communities.

Currently more than 240 convicted faceless myrmidons in 72 prisons all around Indonesia and 478 freed former terror convicts in 17 provinces have undergone rehabilitation programs.

Posted by:Fred

#5  rehabilitating former terrorists.

They mean rearm and reload.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-01-23 07:16  

#4  ahhahaahahaa The enemy is Sharia. Saudi Arabia is the chief spreader of Sharia. Indonesia is benefiting from Saudi spreading around the money already hence 150,000 rioting Muslims demanding a Governor be tried for blasphemy since he is Christian and no christian should be allowed to rule Muslims under sharia
Posted by: anon1   2017-01-23 05:06  

#3  "Saudi Arabia to Assist Indonesia in Rehabilitating Terrorists"

That's rich
Posted by: newc   2017-01-23 02:50  

#2  "Give that man a hand!!!"
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2017-01-23 01:53  

#1  Saudi Arabia Cuts Off Thief's Hand as Punishment
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-01-23 01:16  

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