JAKARTA - Indonesia has decided not to allow more than 600 of its citizens, comprising of what are believed to be Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters as well as their family members, from returning home.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - Indonesia has decided not to allow more than 600 of its citizens, comprising of what are believed to be Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters as well as their family members, from returning home.
"There is no plan to take back terrorists. We will not take back foreign terrorist fighters to Indonesia… For children below aged 10, we may consider case by case. We will see whether the minors are orphans," Coordinating political, legal and security minister Mahfud MD told reporters on Tuesday after meeting President Joko Widodo.
Citing data from the US Central Intelligence Agency, he said that there were 689 Indonesians stranded in Syria, but the identity of only 288 has so far been established. The issue of the stranded Indonesians was the subject of the meeting yesterday at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java. Other ministries and agency heads were also involved in the meeting.
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