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Indonesian Government Wants to Impose Antiterror Laws

Aired October 17, 2002 - 06:06   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: That bombing comes on the heels of a deadly terrorist attack on the tourist island of Bali. Indonesian's president is looking to impose a strict, new set of antiterrorism laws. The weekend blast there killed nearly 200 people.
CNN's senior Asia correspondent, Mike Chinoy, joins us this hour from Bali.

Tell us about these new laws -- Mike.

MIKE CHINOY, CNN SENIOR ASIA CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol. Good morning.

Yes, the new laws, which the government hopes to introduce by bypassing the National Legislature, will give the authorities greater power to conduct interrogations, to monitor telephone calls, to detain people -- all designed to show that Indonesia is curbing terrorism, although they have not yet actually put those new laws into effect.

It's clear that terrorism is an increasingly grave concern here. I'm standing overlooking one of the main tourist attractions here in Bali, which is the famous Kuta Beach. But today, Australia has urged all of its nationals in Indonesia now to leave. The Australian government citing what it called disturbing new information about new threats against both Australians, and more generally against Western targets, urging all Australians in Indonesia to leave the country immediately.

The Australians also upgrading their security warning for their citizens in six other Southeast Asian nations, although not urging them to leave.

Meanwhile, intelligence leaks here say that the government believes that seven men came into Indonesia last week in another part of the country, led by a Yemeni; his deputy reportedly a Malaysian.

The government believes these seven were involved in carrying out the attack here in Bali. The authorities reportedly have traced phone conversations that these seven made after arriving here on October 10. A search is on to see whether any of the men are still in the country.

At the same time, the Indonesian authorities continue to interrogate several other people, while at the site of the blast, investigators continue to sift through the rubble, looking for clues -- Carol.

COSTELLO: All right, Mike Chinoy reporting live for us this morning.

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Aired October 17, 2002 - 06:06   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: That bombing comes on the heels of a deadly terrorist attack on the tourist island of Bali. Indonesian's president is looking to impose a strict, new set of antiterrorism laws. The weekend blast there killed nearly 200 people.
CNN's senior Asia correspondent, Mike Chinoy, joins us this hour from Bali.

Tell us about these new laws -- Mike.

MIKE CHINOY, CNN SENIOR ASIA CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol. Good morning.

Yes, the new laws, which the government hopes to introduce by bypassing the National Legislature, will give the authorities greater power to conduct interrogations, to monitor telephone calls, to detain people -- all designed to show that Indonesia is curbing terrorism, although they have not yet actually put those new laws into effect.

It's clear that terrorism is an increasingly grave concern here. I'm standing overlooking one of the main tourist attractions here in Bali, which is the famous Kuta Beach. But today, Australia has urged all of its nationals in Indonesia now to leave. The Australian government citing what it called disturbing new information about new threats against both Australians, and more generally against Western targets, urging all Australians in Indonesia to leave the country immediately.

The Australians also upgrading their security warning for their citizens in six other Southeast Asian nations, although not urging them to leave.

Meanwhile, intelligence leaks here say that the government believes that seven men came into Indonesia last week in another part of the country, led by a Yemeni; his deputy reportedly a Malaysian.

The government believes these seven were involved in carrying out the attack here in Bali. The authorities reportedly have traced phone conversations that these seven made after arriving here on October 10. A search is on to see whether any of the men are still in the country.

At the same time, the Indonesian authorities continue to interrogate several other people, while at the site of the blast, investigators continue to sift through the rubble, looking for clues -- Carol.

COSTELLO: All right, Mike Chinoy reporting live for us this morning.

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