JAKARTA, Indonesia – The House of Representatives agreed to ratify the Nuclear Terrorism Convention during a plenary meeting Tuesday (February 25th), local media reported.
"Someone can be considered to be complicit in terrorism if he or she obtains radioactive substances illegally, damages a facility or participates in those actions," said Vice Chairman of Commission I House of Representative Agus Gumiwang, according to by kompas.com.
No parties denied or objected to the ratification, Merdeka reported.
"With the ratification of this convention, it will be possible to develop infrastructure related to nuclear security; multilateral cooperation and collaboration on terrorism prevention and control; nuclear safety; institutional capacity building and information sharing," Agus said, according to The Jakarta Post.
Foreign Secretary Marty Natalegawa said the law showed Indonesia's commitment to keeping nuclear weapons outside its borders.
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