Prevention of Uighur Terrorist Developments in Southeast Asia

Fitria, Laila Indriyanti and Puspitasari, Puspitasari and Wardoyo, Broto (2020) Prevention of Uighur Terrorist Developments in Southeast Asia. In: Rethingking Nationalism : Looking Back and Looking Forward. Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, UI, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, pp. 15-16. ISBN 978‐602‐71839‐3‐3

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Abstract

Uighur terrorist are adding a new dimension to the threat of terrorism in Southeast Asia. Based on the research done by Singh at 2016 and Soliev at 2017 the emergence of Uighur terrorists, which has its root deep from the radical movement of ideologically tied with Islamic State, gave a new challenge for the Southeast Asia (SEA) region. This challenge will also likely hamper the relation between Southeast Asia countries with China. Geneva Convention in 1937 about Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism define acts of terrorism as a criminal acts directed against a State and intended or calculated to create a state of terror in the minds of a particular persons or a group of persons or the general public. In this case, the Uighurs are a minor Islamic ethnic from China, which began to emerge since 1992 because of extreme repression from the government. Transformation from a radical group into a terrorism group is a pattern that happens pretty often in Southeast Asia, as we can see from Abu Sayyaf group in Philippines, Rohingya immigrants terrorist group from Cambodia, and recent (2018) suicide bombings in Indonesia. This research analyzes this issue using ethnographic methods based on observation to inmates of ethnic Uighur terrorism in Indonesia, and literature research with in depth interview from: 1. Inmates of ethnic Uighur terrorism, which currently captivated in Mako Brimob & Salemba Jail, regarding their motivation and the motive behind their network expansion to Southeast Asia region, especially Indonesia. 2. Enze Han, a senior researcher on the Uighur terrorists’ issue, 3. Indonesian National Police, regarding information on Uighur terrorist network in Indonesia along with the number of total arrestments of Uighur ethnic terrorist in Indonesia from 2013 to 2018. The purpose of this research is to examine and understand similarities from the militant pattern of the Uighur terrorists. This research also analyze the motive behind their network expansion to Indonesia, which leave us with important questions: Why the Uighur terrorists choose Southeast Asia region, especially Indonesia, and how did they do it. The emergence of the Uighur terrorists is a form of escalation from repressive acts done by China’s government at the Xinjiang area. To understand this concept, we are using Political Identity Theory to investigate the Uighurs. Political Identity Theory usually appear on people who are being marginalized from the majority of their group, and it will create a snowball effect which lead us to Political Process Theory, which justify series of terror acts done by Uighur terrorists. Conclusively, in this research there are recurrences in the pattern of how terrorists group emerge because of repression from the government. We hope this research will contribute to the discussions about terrorism in Southeast Asia region, not just Indonesia. Keywords: Uighur; East Turkestan Islam Movement (ETIM); Political Repression; Political Identity Theory; Political Process Theory; Southeast Asia Terrorism

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Politik > S1-Hubungan Internasional
Depositing User: Mrs Laila Indriyanti Fitria
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2023 00:24
Last Modified: 02 Mar 2023 00:24
URI: http://repo.jayabaya.ac.id/id/eprint/3233

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