An ISA for Indonesia?

Defence Minister Matori Abdul Djalil has called for the adoption of an Internal Security Act, long demanded by the state intelligence forces.

August 19, 2003

MINISTER of Defence, Matori Abdul Djalil, recently stepped up his campaign against terror by calling on the government to enact an Internal Security Act (ISA). After attending a Partai Kejayaan Demokrasi function in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Matori launched into a speech exhorting the government to enact anti-terrorism laws similar to those operating in Malaysia and Singapore.

Matori argued that Indonesia has no other alternative but to i

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