It Looks As If BNPT and Densus 88 Are Becoming Like Terrorist Breeders

The Indonesian Ulema Council’s (MUI) Deputy Chair Anwar Abbas explains steps his organization has taken after its board members were arrested on terrorism charges. He also criticizes rising economic and landownership disparities under the Jokowi administration.

Abdul Manan

February 21, 2022

THE Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) came under the spotlight after its board members were implicated in terrorism-related cases. The national police’s anti-terror squad Special Detachment (Densus) 88  arrested Ahmad Zain An Najah and Farid Okbah on November 16, 2021 for their alleged ties to the terrorist network Jamaah Islamiyah. At the time of the arrest, An Najah was a member of MUI’s Fatwa (edict) Commission and Farid Okbah wa

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