Born: 1988;

Place of Birth: Indonesia;

Gender: Female;

Nationality: Indonesian;

General Info:
Anindia Afiyantari is an Indonesian woman working as a maid in Singapore and supported the terrorist group Islamic State by uploading videos of bombings and killings to social media and donating money to the cause.

She was jailed for two years for three counts of financing terrorism, for a total of S$130 she had contributed to the terror groups. Another two charges were taken into consideration.

The court heard that Anindia was working as a domestic worker in Singapore at the time of the offences, earning about S$600 a month.

Anindia first learnt about JAD in 2009 or 2010, when she watched a news programme about a radical cleric who was arrested for his involvement in a military training camp in Aceh, Indonesia.

She continued to follow JAD news through her friends in Indonesia, but found friends in Singapore with similar ideologies when she befriended Yulistika, who introduced her to Nurhasanah and Retno.

Anindia was introduced to related Telegram group chats and channels, and started browsing information about Islamic State and its violence and killings.

She began uploading the information she gleaned onto her Facebook accounts, intending to spread Islamic State ideologies.

She uploaded videos depicting the bombing and killing of people by Islamic State, and created fresh accounts whenever her accounts were blocked by Facebook. Her multiple accounts were eventually all banned.

As she read more online and met up with her friends, Anindia’s interest in the terrorism groups grew, as she felt her thoughts and beliefs aligned with theirs.

By mid-2018, Anindia was fully supportive of the two terror groups. JAD, an Indonesian extremist network responsible for recent terrorist attacks and foiled plots in Indonesia, has been banned by the Indonesian government.

Anindia donated to two charities, remitting S$50 directly to one charity and S$80 through her friends Retna and Yulistika.

The prosecution pushed for two years’ jail, noting that Anindia was part of the first group of maids working in Singapore to be charged and convicted of terrorism financing.

They said that terrorism threats are a top security concern in Singapore, and that a strong message must be sent to deter like-minded individuals who want to support terrorism through financial means.

He added that the primary motivating factor that made Anindia donate the cash was the pictures and articles she saw about the family members – wives and children – of those in Islamic State and JAD.

For each count of financing terrorism, Anindia could have been jailed for up to 10 years, fined a maximum of S$500,000, or both.