An Indonesian Perspective on Terror Financing Investigation

Abstract

The article consists of three key elements: (1) the terror finance trend in Indonesia prior and after 2013, (2) the connection of Indonesian jihadist in global terror finance, and (3) the Indonesian government response upon countering the terror finance. The first part highlights the shifting trends of terror financing sources from deendent terror rous -that are receiving donations from overseas - to indeendent groups that have established charity organisations as the source of funds. The second part discusses "Indonesia and Beyond". This part identifies the important role of the Indonesian jihadist play in terms of terror financing. These activities include courriering funds and playing an intermediary role between the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The third part discusses the Indonesian governments effort in countering terror financing which consists of the strategies and achievements used up to now. These efforts include enforcing laws in arresting the ey financiers and listing individuals and entities and provide them to update the United Nation consolidated list. These lists reveal their affiliation to Al-Qaeda or domestic terror groups. This articles uses primary data collected from the local law enforcement agencies and highlights the Indonesia terror finance trends, transfer patterns, and the significant improvement of of terror financing countermeasures implem,ented in Indonesia.