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Tuesday 19 Jan 2016 - 17:02 Makkah mean time-9-4-1437
Jakarta, (IINA) - Indonesia’s State Palace stated on Tuesday that President Joko Widodo is considering a revision of Indonesia's 2005 Anti-Terrorism Law in order to give law enforcers more authority to prevent attacks, following a bombing and shooting spree in Central Jakarta last week that caused the death of eight people, Jakarta Globe reported.
According to the Cabinet Secretariat, the president was scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting of the cabinet, which will also be attended by senior law enforcement and security officials to discuss a possible revision of the law.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said the meeting would hear suggestions and advice from the relevant agencies as well as discuss the human rights dimension of national security.
“Since November, we had suspected, felt, and detected extraordinary activities [of terrorism]. But the [Anti-Terrorism] Law stipulates that there are some steps [in this process] where we are not able to take action”, Pramono told reporters at the State Palace.
After last week's attack, people have pointed fingers at the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), saying it failed to detect the threat before it happened. In its defense, BIN chief Sutiyoso has said his people did detect the threat but lacked the legal authority to take act on it.
Sutiyoso proposed to give intelligence officers the authority to make arrests before an attack happens. However, Pramono hinted that the president would likely turn down that request, saying that the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) and the National Police would continue to lead the country's fight against terrorism.
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