THE ROLE OF STATE ON CASES OF INTOLERANCE AND RADICAL PRACTICES IN INDONESIA

The rise of terrorist acts in Indonesia is allegedly due to the lack of synergy between the interests of the state in counter terrorism, in the other hand public actually has not fully understood the essence of the state's interest in that issue. A small percentage of the public feel that the state's policy to combat terrorism is on the back of a global agenda to combat terrorism. The public also understands that the global agenda of combating terrorism explicitly positions certain religious activists as the target of counter terrorism. However, this article argued that the role of the State is important when intolerance and radicalism grew stronger. The State should play a significant role to maintain the diversity life of the state and society. The state should also distinctly its existence to put forward of state administration in term of legal instruments or policy which strengthen the role of the state to ensure justice in society as a key stakeholder.