INFLUENCE WANED
The proposed pardon for two former leaders would reveal their participation in exposing the existing networks and persuading past members to pledge their commitment to Indonesia, according to Adhe Bhakti, a security expert at the Center for Radicalism and Deradicalization Studies.
At its peak, JI was one of Asia’s most feared fundamentalist sites, with cells in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, but its effect and help waned after a prolonged assault by government and de-radicalisation programs.
Senior minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra announced on Monday ( Dec 23 ) that the ministry for law and penitentiary affairs was gathering information on how many former JI members will be granted parole or amnesty.
According to the minister, President Prabowo Subianto wanted to give fresh convicts amnesty at a time when they could become productive members of society, adding that steps were being put in place to prevent the amnesty and put an end to the excellent charges.
” God ready, it will be implemented in the first month of 2025″, he said in a statement.
Two workers jailed for living for their participation in the Bali strike, its manager Hutomo Pamungkas, or Mubarok, and bomb-maker Ali Imron, are among those still in prison.
Prabowo has said he might even help people who graft to go unnoticed if they return what they stole and has also said he plans to forgive 44, 000 captives from medication offenders and activists jailed for slander.