On December 7th local time, Indonesian official said that a suspected Islamic militant detonated bomb at a police station in Bandung City, West Java Province that day, killing two people, including the suspect himself, and injuring eight others. The reason for the attack may be dissatisfaction with the criminal law amendment passed by the Indonesian parliament the day before.
According to Reuters on December 7, in addition to the suspect, there was also a policeman in the deceased. Indonesian Police Public Relations Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan said he was coordinating with the counter-terrorism department to investigate the incident.
Ibnu Suhendra of Indonesia's National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) told Metro TV that the Indonesian terrorist organization "Theocratic Guerrillas" (JAD), which supports the extremist organization "Islamic State", may be behind the attack, which has previously carried out similar attacks in Indonesia.
Suntana, director of the West Java Provincial Police Department, told MIT that police were investigating a blue motorcycle found at the scene and the suspect may have used the motorcycle. There was also a note on the motorcycle that said the criminal law amendment passed by the Indonesian parliament was "the product of pagans" and that it was necessary to "eliminate law enforcement."
analysts pointed out that some religious extremists refuse to accept Indonesian national laws, believing that Islam is the only legal authority.
According to previous reports, the Indonesian parliament passed an amendment to the Criminal Law on December 6, which included extramarital sex, cohabitation before marriage, apostasy, , insulting the president or state institutions and other acts as criminal offenses, and prohibited from expressing any view that is contrary to Indonesia's national ideology. Critics say the move will threaten the country's human rights and freedoms.
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