Jakarta, March 22, 2016 (Antara) - The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by seeking a revision of a law on terrorism and increasing the allocation of funds for the unit.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said in February that he had informed the president and vice president of the need to improve the squad's facilities, personnel, and lodging.
"We will again look at their remuneration as many of them have to stay away from their families since they are assigned duties out of town for several months. I think they deserve to be treated better," the minister emphasized.
To this end, Pandjaitan said the government would propose the allocation of additional funds for Densus 88 to be included in the Amended State Budget (APBNP).
