The threat of terrorism at the international level this year showed increased symptoms. The Indonesian government has urged the international community to strengthen the financing of terrorism prevention strategy. This was disclosed by Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir the opening of the Prevention of Terrorism Financing Conference 2nd in Nusa Dua, Bali, August 10, 2016.
Acts of terrorism would not be possible without funding. Then the damping terrorism can also be realized through the reduction of funding terrorism. Combating the financing of terrorism that can be done by arranging a regional risk assessment, strengthening cooperation between units of state financial intelligence, and develop educational facilities. If international terrorism continues to rise, probably due to cooperation among institutions and between countries in the reduction of the financing of terrorism is not quite optimal.
2016 may be remembered as “the year of terrorism” or a year filled with acts of terrorism. Various acts of terror sweeping the globe, ranging from countries in the Middle East which is always filled with bloody conflict, to the relatively peaceful country such as Indonesia, even to the developed countries such as Belgium, Germany, and France.
On January 14, the terrorist detonated a bomb on MH Thamrin Street, Jakarta. Eight people died. Unexpected planner terror acts, Bahrun Naim, believed to be affiliated with extremist groups ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) and been in Syria since 2014.
Later, the Special Detachment 88 Anti-Terror Police on August 5 had arrested five people suspected terrorist leaders Persistent Grace Gods in a number of locations in Batam. The group is believed to be Indonesian citizens and foreign distributors in the region who want to go “jihad” to Syria. Persistent group allegedly was designing an armed terror attack to the Marina Bay area in Singapore.
In Turkey, January 12, 2016, a total of eleven German tourists were killed in the attack in the tourist center of Sultanahmet, Istanbul. ISIS is strongly suspected as perpetrators of the attack. On February 17, 29 people were killed in car bombings near the Turkish Armed Forces Headquarters in Ankara. Kurdish independence eagles (TAK) claimed to be the perpetrator.
Then, on March 13, at least 34 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing in Ankara. TAK claimed this attack. On June 7, seven policemen and four civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded near Istanbul. TAK claimed responsibility for the attack. On June 28, at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, 41 people were killed in three suicide bomb attacks. The evidence leads to the ISIS as perpetrators.
On March 22, the turn of terror hit Brussels, the Belgian capital. Three explosions occurred at Zaventem Airport and Metro Stations Underground Maalbeek. Performers at least three people. Two were killed and one captured. The death toll at least 32 people.
The series of suicide bombings killed 94 people and wounded 150 others in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital on May 11. ISIS is believed to be the perpetrator, after the desperate position in various battle fronts in Iraq. This is an attack that inflicted heavy casualties. Actually, many other attacks that have occurred but less publicized, perhaps because of the number of victims is “relatively small.”
Behind all the escalation of acts of terrorism, there are aspects of the financing of terrorism. Mode of financing of terrorism continues to grow. According to the chairman of the Center for Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis (PPATK) Muhammad Yusuf, the institution he leads wary of financing of terrorism under the guise of donations, channeled through charitable organizations.
That is why PPATK create rules that are accepting donations should be clarified. Added by Joseph, most of the funds used to finance terrorism came from nearly 10 countries. Not only from the Middle East region, but funding also comes from our neighboring countries.
The terrorists allocate funds for its activities through foundations or charitable organizations, in order to facilitate a terrorist group earned cash. Transfer of funds through banks is no longer done by the perpetrators of terrorism, unless it is very urgent and there is no other choice. That’s because the transfer of funds through banking channels was easily traced by the authorities and INTRAC.
PPATK can detect suspicious transactions. Anticipating the distribution of funds by terrorists through financial institutions, PPATK has continued actively in the discussion of the draft Law Limitation of Cash Transactions, to improve oversight of suspicious money flows.
We hope that by controlling the flow of funding that can at least reduce or mitigate an act of terrorism. Besides the cooperation between institutions and between countries also are crucial in reducing terrorism. Hopefully, our apparatus and PPATK increased ability to detect terrorist financing. (Satrio Arismunandar)
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