Jakarta Globe, Robertus Wardi, July 21, 2016
Jakarta.
The government may offer amnesty to the remaining members of the East Indonesia
Mujahidin, or MIT, after the death of its leader Santoso in a shootout with
soldiers and police in Poso, Central Sulawesi earlier this week.
The
National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) are currently hunting for
another 19 group members of the group and the amnesty will be offered if they
surrender and refrain from putting up any resistance.
"If
they would come out from the mountains, we will consider [giving them amnesty].
They are also Indonesian citizens," Chief Security Minister Luhut
Pandjaitan said in Jakarta on Thursday (21/07).
Luhut said
that while the 19 remaining members are known to still be in the Poso region,
the amnesty could be a preferred option to get them to surrender.
This option
is realistic, as it will not require additional state expenses to look for the
remaining members of the group and that it will also save their lives.
"It
does not mean that we cannot adopt a tough approach. Santoso was killed for not
responding to the soft approach," Luhut said.
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