Terrorists Have a Desire to Be Recognized

National Counter-Terrorism Agency Chief Boy Rafli Amar explains the security risk posed by the terrorist networks that he was monitoring, from the Islamic State of Indonesia to Jemaah Islamiyah.

Abdul Manan

May 9, 2022

POLICE Special Detachment (Densus) 88 arrested 16 suspected terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Indonesia (NII) in Dharmasraya, West Sumatra, last March. They are suspected of conspiracy to overthrow the government before the 2024 General Elections. National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Chief Boy Rafli Amar called them NII cells and are affiliated with Jamaah Islamiyah. The arrests were made because these terrorism cells had entered w

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