Indonesia appoints vice-president and Muslim cleric Maruf Amin to tackle radicalisation
Indonesian Vice-President Maruf Amin, 76, has been appointed by President Joko Widodo to lead the governments campaign against the spread of radical ideologies which have reached unimaginable places from preschool play groups to government institutions, Maruf said.The appointment follows a suicide attack at the police headquarters in Medan city two weeks ago and the stabbing of former chief security minister Wiranto in West Java in October.Both attacks were carried out by Indonesias
