Interfaced Motive of the Terrorism Threat in the Case of Policing by Densus 88 Anti-Terror

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https://doi.org/10.18196/jhi.v12i2.18024

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interfaced motive, terrorism, policing, sharia, Muhammadiyah.

Abstract

Throughout 2021, the Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-Terror of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia carried out firm policing regarding the threat of violence as mandated by Law No. 5 of 2018 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Terrorism. This study aims to unveil the interfaced motive of violating the mentioned law by suspects having proximity to Muhammadiyah family members in Yogyakarta, Makassar, and Surabaya. This study also revealed factors of the interfaced motive of the terrorism threat by conducting both observation and in-depth interviews with three suspects held in the custody of the Regional Police Jakarta. The ideological motive, the desire to fasten the practice of Islamic Sharia in Indonesia, became a crucial finding holding similarities with da’wah promoting good and preventing vice (amar makruf nahi munkar) in Muhammadiyah. The euphoria of the new emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria came as the subsequent finding, followed by the figure of preachers outside Muhammadiyah. These three interfaced motives emerged as the etiquette background of the suspects for a long period. The confessions of the suspects revealed that they had no intention of committing crimes. However, they were in a group and strongly prone to extremism and terrorism.

Author Biography

Wachid Ridwan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Dr. Wachid Ridwan finished his doctoral degree from the University of Padjadjaran Bandung majoring in International Relations. He went to Deakin University in Melbourne for a Sandwich-fellowship program to deepen his dissertation research on counterterrorism in Indonesia. The dissertation explores Islamic-based organizations' participation in preventing violent extremism through system dynamics. It is a novelty approach to analyzing variables that correlate to the threats of terrorism. As for his professional experiences, he has joined the World Citizen Diplomat, a peace movement organization based in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America. Upon his return to Indonesia in 1999, he worked with the United States Embassy in Jakarta and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta as local political staff. He attended American Culture and Foreign Service International (FSI) training in 2003 in Washington, DC. Currently, he lectures at the private Muhammadiyah University of Jakarta and Paramadina University of Jakarta. He is an active member of the Muhammadiyah Central Board and is seating as a secretary of the Bureau for International Relations and Cooperation. He is appointed as secretary to the Prevention of Extremism and Terrorism Agency at Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), also a member of the national task force expert team of Mental Revolution at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

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