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
2. Ali Fauzi said to IDN Times that 85% of the participants were ex-combatants
3. Before departing, Ali Fauzi and the participants prayed in front of Yayasan Lingkar Perdamaian basecamp
4. The bicycle tour (gowes) was a form of deradicalization program for ex-combatants
5. Started at 10.00 WIB, they went through a challenging route in Lamongan
6. At midday, the participants stopped at a mosque to pray
7. Upon their arrival at the Lamongan Regional Police Station, around 10 police officers joined the group
8. Ali Fauzi stated that this kind of event was very significant to help the process of deradicalization
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
10. "The army and police used to be our opponents, but now we've all become friends," said Ali Fauzi
