Maldives Designates Indonesian Group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah as Terrorist Organisation

The Maldivian government has designated Indonesian extremist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) as a terrorist organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2015 (ATA). JAD was earlier designated by the United Nations Security Council on 4 March 2020. Established in Indonesia in 2015, JAD is the largest ISIL network in Indonesia, implicated in supplying weapons to IS in Iraq and recruiting. In September 2019, Maldives designated 17 terrorist organisations. An ATA amendment in October 2019 strengthened powers, including warrantless arrests by Maldives Police Service, criminalizing support to extremism, and requiring a rehabilitation centre for returning foreign terrorist fighters. A new Counter-Terrorism risk assessment committee was established, with Parliament oversight to prevent politically motivated prosecutions.

The Maldivian government has designated Indonesian extremist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) as a terrorist organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2015 (ATA). JAD was earlier designated by the United Nations Security Council on 4 March 2020. Established in Indonesia in 2015, JAD is the largest ISIL network in Indonesia, implicated in supplying weapons to IS in Iraq and recruiting. In September 2019, Maldives designated 17 terrorist organisations. An ATA amendment in October 2019 strengthened powers, including warrantless arrests by Maldives Police Service, criminalizing support to extremism, and requiring a rehabilitation centre for returning foreign terrorist fighters. A new Counter-Terrorism risk assessment committee was established, with Parliament oversight to prevent politically motivated prosecutions.

The Maldivian government has designated Indonesian extremist group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) as a terrorist organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2015 (ATA). JAD was earlier designated by the United Nations Security Council on 4 March 2020. Established in Indonesia in 2015, JAD is the largest ISIL network in Indonesia, implicated in supplying weapons to IS in Iraq and recruiting. In September 2019, Maldives designated 17 terrorist organisations. An ATA amendment in October 2019 strengthened powers, including warrantless arrests by Maldives Police Service, criminalizing support to extremism, and requiring a rehabilitation centre for returning foreign terrorist fighters. A new Counter-Terrorism risk assessment committee was established, with Parliament oversight to prevent politically motivated prosecutions.

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