In early 2016 , his administration proposed a new anti-terrorism law to replace the previous one made in 2003 . Following the Surabaya bombings of 2018 , the worst terrorist attack on Indonesian soil since the 2002 Bali bombings , the controversial bill passed , allowing the Indonesian National Armed Forces to participate in counter-terrorism activities given presidential approval and police requests . The law also allowed extended detention of terrorism suspects and permitted the use of wiretapping without initial court approval . Jokowi himself threatened to issue a replacement law ( '' Perppu '' ) if the bill did not pass the parliament by June that year . He also supported a controversial 2017 bill on mass organisations , which upon passing saw the Indonesian branch of the Hizb ut-Tahrir being disbanded . He stated that the law was a necessity to defend the national ideology Pancasila
2002 Bali bombings
2002 Bali bombings
Joko Widodo