Counter-terrorism in Indonesia : the end of special detachment 88?

• Main Author: Adhi Priamarizki
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101187; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18322
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is an ongoing debate between the Indonesian government and the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) whether to discharge the increasingly controversial anti-terrorism Special Detachment 88 unit. This is in light of several human rights violations during the unit's missions.