Countering Violent Extremism in Indonesia The Role of Former Terrorists and Civil Society Organisations

Muhammad Wildan, - (2022) Countering Violent Extremism in Indonesia The Role of Former Terrorists and Civil Society Organisations. In: Countering Violent and Hateful Extremism in Indonesia. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 195-214. ISBN ISBN 978-981-16-2032-4

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Abstract

As recruitment by extremist groups and the creeping spread of extremist ideology continue to present insidious challenges in Indonesia, coun�tering violent extremism (CVE) cannot be seen as just a task for government bodies; rather, civil society must also be involved. Generally speaking, government bodies alone cannot address the broad scope and diversity of challenges presented by radicalism and terrorism. Indeed, even BNPT and DGC, the most authoritative bodies involved in conducting P/CVE programs within prisons, still struggle to coordinate these programs alone due to the overcrowding of prisons and the mobility of the prisoners. Among the few CSOs dealing with terrorist convicts in prison, PRIK and DASPR at the University of Indonesia research centre play an important role in addressing the challenge of violent extremism. While it is difficult to determine to what extent the initiatives in prisons have been successful, there is a good reason for believing that the involve�ment of former terrorists in the programs could increase the potential for successful outcomes. Although both PRIK and DASPR have included religious scholars, psychologists and entrepreneurs, the limited frequency of their visits still hinders the effectiveness of the program. This suggests that the in-prison programs could benefit significantly from an addi�tional support from prison wardens (pamong), given the consistently close proximity or wardens to the prisoners on a day-to-day basis.

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