8/12/2019 Bali Bombings Responses

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On October 12 2002, Australians were targeted by Islamic extremists in the most popular Muslim

country in the world Indonesia. he Australian and Indonesian go!ernment used the "ull "orce o"

both their legal systems and their police en"orcement agencies to tac#le the terrorist threat on their

doorstep. $egal responses "or achie!ing %ustice a"ter the &ali &ombings include Australia's

en"orcement cooperation with Indonesia and the arrest o" the &ali bombers where as non legal

responses include anti(terrorism campaigns and the memorials and !ictim support.

$egal responses

Australian-indonesian enforcement cooperation

)ithin 2* hours o" the &ali &ombings, the A+ arri!ed in &ali to assist the Indonesian -ational

olice. A %oint operation was launched and an e""ecti!e partnership was "orged between the two

en"orcement agencies. he A+ called the in!estigation Operation Alliance 120 police o""icers

"rom the state and "ederal Australian police "orces wor#ed beside Indonesian experts. his was an

e""ecti!e legal response because through the help o" Australia, Indonesian authorities continued

ma#ing arrests o" people implicated in the &ali &ombings including Imam /amundra it also bought

Australia and Indonesia closer.

International cooperation to combat global terrorism

he A+ established the a#arta egional ooperation eam to assist the Indonesian -ationalolice in their in!estigations. he A+ has also helped de!elop the a#arta entre "or $aw

3n"orcement ooperation to augment4ma#e greater by adding to it5 the Indonesia $aw

en"orcement agencies to detail with terrorism. he cooperati!e approach ta#en by the Australian

and Indonesian police "orce and go!ernments was highly e""ecti!e because A+ ommissioner

Mic# 6eelty explained that together Australia and Indonesia were dedicated to ma#ing the region

sa"er by addressing the treat o" terrorism where!er it occurred.

-on legal responses

Australian anti terrorism campaigns

he commonwealth go!ernment, launched a public in"ormation campaign and a -ational /ecurity

7otline in response to the &ali &ombings. he goal o" this was to ensure that the Australian people

are alert and on the loo#out "or any possible warning signs o" a terrorist attac#. his response wasine""ecti!e because some people criticised this campaign "or causing unnecessary "ear and creating

a culture "or suspicion in which people were encouraged to spy on their neighbours as well as

Muslim Australians reported "eeling discriminated against in their day to day li!es.

Memorials and victim support

ublic memorials ha!e been erected 4constructed5 in &ali and in Australia. hese memorials act as a

tribute to !ictims and a way to show support "or !ictims and their "amilies. In addition, rince

harles opened a memorial globe with 202 do!es car!ed into it 4representing the 202 people #illed5

in $ondon. his response was e""ecti!e because it pro!ided support "or !ictims and their "amilies

"or the grie" expressed in the &ali &ombings.

Conclusion

he &ali bombings showed Australia that they are not immune to global terrorism. Australia has

gained a willing partner in the region with which to combat terrorism.