How Ex-Terrorist Ali Fauzi Embraced Former Combatants
Lamongan, IDN Times - The Bali Bombings had undoubtedly left an imprint in all Indonesians’ memory. There were 202 people died in the tragedy of the Bali Bombing that happened on 12 October 2002. 3 years later, Bali Bombing Tragedy II also killed 23 people from Indonesia and some other foreign countries.
Ali Fauzi--the sibling of the accused ones, namely Ali Imron, Ali Ghufron, and Amrozi--was also an ex-terrorist. While Ali Ghufron and Amrozi were sentenced to death and Ali Imron had to undergo life imprisonment, Ali Fauzi has a different fate. He is now the Director of Yayasan Lingkar Perdamaian in his hometown, Tenggulun, Lamongan Regency.
He stated that he currently focused on fostering ex-convicts of terrorism and ex-combatants from his neighborhood. One of the examples was when he led 20 participants on a bicycle tour (gowes) in Lamongan on Saturday (1/26/2019).
1. Gowes with Combatants was the result of his cooperation with the Lamongan Regional Police
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 2. Ali Fauzi said to IDN Times that 85% of the participants were ex-combatants
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 3. Before departing, Ali Fauzi and the participants prayed in front of Yayasan Lingkar Perdamaian basecamp
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 4. The bicycle tour (gowes) was a form of deradicalization program for ex-combatants
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 5. Started at 10.00 WIB, they went through a challenging route in Lamongan
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 6. At midday, the participants stopped at a mosque to pray
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 7. Upon their arrival at the Lamongan Regional Police Station, around 10 police officers joined the group
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 8. Ali Fauzi stated that this kind of event was very significant to help the process of deradicalization
IDN Times/Ashari Arief 9. In front of the police officers, Ali Fauzi mentioned that the bicycle tour (gowes) could get the ex-combatant closer to the state officials
Dok. IDN Times/Istimewa 10. "The army and police used to be our opponents, but now we've all become friends," said Ali Fauzi
Dok. IDN Times/Istimewa
