Indonesia Highlights: Jakarta Metropolitan Police Reject FPI’s Request to March in Support of Imprisoned Head Rizieq Shihab | Indonesian Security Chief Reveals A Youth Terrorist Cell Targeting VVIPs | IDI Offers Help in Orienting the Public to Covid-

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD announced that he received information about a terrorist group of youths.

“These young men were radicalized and trained to terrorize VVIPs. Their presence reflects the dangers of radical youths, and the threat they pose to the Pancasila state ideology,” said Mahfud.

“This is further highlighted by the recent arrest of 23 men suspected to be from a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) cell in Lampung province. Their number included a bombmaker suspected of complicity in the Bali bombing that killed more than 200 people in 2002.”

He added that the cell was preparing more bombs, and fomenting unrest as part of its goals. Mahfud called on the nation to maintain unity in the face of the threat.

The gradual rise in extremist activity was also highlighted by the killing of four people by militants in the Central Sulawesi’s Sigi District earlier this month .

Source:

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/17/15145891/mahfud-ada-sekelompok-anak-muda-dilatih-untuk-teror-orang-penting. 

3. Doctors Offer Help in Orienting Indonesian Public to Accept Covid-19 Vaccines

The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) has offered its help in orienting the Indonesian public to Covid-19 vaccines a day after President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo announced that they will be provided free of charge to the Indonesian public.

"Since we are on the medical frontline, we are ready to prove our point by being among the first to get inoculated by the vaccines,” said IDI Deputy Chairman Slamet Budiarto on Thursday, December 17.

He also hailed Jokowi’s decision to be among the first to be vaccinated, as it reflected his willingness "to serve the public and to put their safety first”.

Source:

https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/12/17/11553771/vaksin-covid-19-gratis-idi-siap-bantu-sosialisasi?page=all#page2.