ABSTRACT
By using particular cases of Indonesian-based terrorist groups, this chapter develops a conversation on how terrorist groups have modified their operational tactics using crimes as their means to sustain and pursue their ultimate objectives. There is no indication of a particular correlation between terrorism and crime in Indonesia; however, the transactional terror-crime relationship was identified in three types of criminal activities, including narco-terrorism, robbery actions, and cybercrimes. Together with the Australian FIU (AUSTRAC), the Indonesian FIU initiated regional cooperation on countering terrorist financing by holding a biennial Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) Summit since 2015. In response to Indonesia's domestic terror-crime continuum challenge, the government should set three policy priorities to ensure that the interventions effectively tackle terrorist financing threats. The trends in the past demonstrated the threats of sporadic crime done by individuals or criminal syndicates. Further study for intersectionality between terror and crime is essential to push for the improvement of national measures in counterterrorism and anti-organised crime.
