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JAKARTA: Indonesia is having second thoughts about ratifying the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Convention on
Counterterrorism, arguing key elements in the convention already
exist in national law, local media reported Friday.
“We are discussing whether it is necessary to
ratify international instruments if similar elements have already
been included in national laws,” politics and security director
for Asean I Gede Ngurah Swajaya was quoted by The Jakarta Post as
saying.
Once in force, the convention will require the
Asean countries to take agreed measures against terrorism and
prevention schemes, including sharing information, exercise criminal
jurisdiction in investigations and trials and prisoner extradition.
The convention will take effect with six
agreeing members, but only Singapore and Thailand have ratified so
far.
The Asean Convention on Counterterrorism was
drafted in Cebu, Philippines in January 2007 during the 12th Asean
Summit, following the Asean Declaration on Joint Action to
Counterterrorism and the Declaration on Terrorism adopted at the
Asean Summits in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
-- Xinhua
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