Ri taught the family's request to return the terrorism prisoners from the Philippines

Jakarta – Coordination of Minister of Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional (Kumham Imipas), Yusril Ihza Mahendra, revealed that the government is accepting a request to repatriate a conviction of terrorism cases in the Philippines. The application is in the process of discussion. A citizen, convicted by the Philippine government for a lifetime, was due to the bombing of various hotels in Cotabato in the South Philippines. It was the crime of terrorism. We are currently studying, ‘Yusril on Tuesday told reporters in the Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Central Jakarta, (8/19/2025). “His name is Taufiq Rifqi if I do not do wrong. That family asks the Indonesian government to be helped so that he is repatriated here. But later if it is submitted to the Philippine government, which the government submitted, not his family,” he continued. Browse to continue the content, Yusril explained that his party asked the National Counterrorism Agency (BNPT) to study the matter. So far, his party also continues with the Indonesian embassy in Manila. “The child, in the Philippines, was jailed, was 25 years old. He was arrested when he was about 20 years old, was involved in a bombing and was sentenced to life by the High Court of the Philippines. He said the assessment of BNPT is very important. Furthermore, he said, BNPT made efforts to reduce the crime of terrorism. “Now things like this are also a significant consideration for the government, whether true for terrorist prisoners who are being kept abroad and still Indonesian citizens will be returned or not. That we have not made a decision,” Yusril said. He explained that the government studied the request because Taufiq was recorded as an Indonesian citizen. He compares to Hambali who is currently another debate, because when he was captured by Spanish passports and Thailand. “If it is clear in the Philippines, he is an Indonesian citizen. If the case of Hambali is another debate, whether it is Indonesian citizens or not. Because he was arrested in the Philippines, he was an Indonesian citizen, an Indonesian passport. To this day, our embassy has even visited diplomatic to those in prison in the city of Manila, ‘Yusril explained. “It is different from Hambali who has absolutely no access from our representatives in the United States to contact the person’s person, who we know when he was arrested (Hambali), used a Spanish and Thailand Passport,” he added. (HAF/HAF)