Jakarta – A woman who has completed her prison sentence for a terrorism conviction has voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia and vowed to abandon her radical views, a police officer said on Wednesday.

Siska Nur Azizah, 28, was sentenced to 3.5 years for attempting to attack officers at the police's Mobile Brigade headquarters in Depok, West Java, in 2018.

During a ceremony on Wednesday at the district police office in Ciamis, West Java, Siska saluted the national flag and sang the national anthem, witnessed by family members and officers on duty.

She said she made the decision after discussions with her husband, not because of pressure from authorities.

"I have had many discussions with my husband and finally reached a good conclusion and wanted to swear allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia," she told the local media outlet Pikiran Rakyat.

She swore allegiance to the republic under the Quran and signed a stamped document declaring her loyalty to the country.

Siska said the state ideology, Pancasila, guarantees freedom of religion and delivered a message to militants across the country to "abandon radical views and stop damaging the reputation of Islam."

She added that she had renounced her radical views a year ago but decided to make a public declaration only recently.

Ciamis District Police Chief Adjunct Chief Commissioner Akmal said Siska asked the police to facilitate the ceremony, and his office gladly granted her request.

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