Muslim extremists 'still pose a threat'

17 Jul 2012, 6:26 pm   -   Source: SBS
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Almost 10 years on from the Bali bombings, it appears Muslim extremists are regrouping in Indonesia, despite a crackdown by authorities, a report from the International Crisis Group says.

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Almost 10 years on from the Bali bombings, it appears Muslim extremists are regrouping in Indonesia, despite a crackdown by authorities.

The International Crisis Group says the deadliest networks have been weakened but Islamists are finding each other and building new cells on the run, in prison and through internet forums.

The organisation’s South East Asian analyst Sidney Jones says that while improvements have been made, the threat of extremism hasn’t gone away.

“I think we’ve looked at what happened to groups over the last two years and found that there’s a steady process of grouping, re-grouping, re-alignment and so on. “

“The interesting thing is the process by which this takes place, because much of it involves visits with people in prison, or even alliances with people in prison.”

Ms Jones says extremists still manage to avoid authorities and escape prosecution using a number of loopholes in parts of the counter-terrorism system.

“They’re still posing a threat because they’re able to meet, find partners, cross the country on false documents, buy arms, buy ammunition.”

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Scaremongering again, bt why?!?

Show me evidence!!!! - from Sydney , 11 months ago

Show me the evidence! Y can no legitimate threat or accusations ever provide this? Very disturbing scaremongering!!!!

Fear

In the hand - from Sydney , 11 months ago

Create fear in order for others to believe, much of which many religions abuse, but this is the government working with its allies to create tis constant awareness and fear that there is a possibility of terrorist attack, no matter where you are. And I'm pretty it was 2 weeks ago the a couple that where very young where given only 10 months for being petafiles

Islamic extremism threat

Asianplumb. - from Melbourne., 11 months ago

You have to wonder what came first here the chicken or the egg. On one hand we have experienced virtually no incidents of terrorism in Australia yet we have and endless conga line of "Anti-terrorism experts" [ I don't know whether they were bricklayers or architects in their previous occupations?] Nevertheless the cost of all these alleged experts alleged terrorist threats cost the taxpayer squillions. Being an anti-terrorism expert has a higher salary than the PM.

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