The decision to dissolve was motivated by a deeper understanding of Islamic teachings, he said.
Former Jemaah Islamiyah leader Para Wijayanto said the terror group regretted its actions, which have led to the loss of hundreds of innocent lives over the years.
Wijayanto held on to the position until 2019, when he was arrested along with his wife on the outskirts of Jakarta. He was sentenced to seven years’ jail in July 2020. Many of them have been rehabilitated, but a few remain in detention in Singapore under the Internal Security Act, including JI leaders Ibrahim Maidin and Mas Selamat Kastari.
He said: “The dissolution of JI was based on knowledge… which changed our previous point of view. We found a number of lessons that have never crossed our minds before, and so we want to convey that with our disbandment.” Despite JI’s dissolution and the reassurances by its former leaders like Wijayanto, terrorism in the region remains a threat that requires constant vigilance, said Mr Jasminder Singh, an associate research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
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