Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan mengungkapkan isu seputar keterlibatan juru bahasa dalam upaya penanggulangan terorisme di Indonesia. Penelitian bersifat lintas-disiplin melibatkan ilmu penerjemahan, penjurubahasaan, ilmu hukum dan kajian terorisme. Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptif kualitatif melalui wawancara dan tinjauan pustaka. Wawancara dilakukan terhadap sembilan belas informan mewakili Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme (BNPT), Detasemen Khusus (Densus) 88, Badan Intelijen Keamanan (Baintelkam) Polri, satuan Perlawanan Teror (Wanteror) Gegana, Kejaksaan, Badan Antiteror AS, Himpunan Penerjemah Indonesia (HPI), Perkumpulan Juru Bahasa Konferensi Indonesia (AICI), juru bahasa dan lembaga penyedia juru bahasa. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa keterlibatan juru bahasa telah diidentifikasi oleh penegak hukum sebagai kebutuhan dalam upaya penanggulangan terorisme. Mekanisme merekrut juru bahasa dalam konteks terorisme memiliki sifat yang unik dengan penekanan pada ideologi dan latar belakang yang bersih. Khusus terkait program deradikalisasi, kesamaan jenis kelamin antara juru bahasa dan napiter menjadi pertimbangan utama. Kendala utama terkait ketiadaan juru bahasa yang berdampak pada penyelidikan atau penanggulangan terorisme sementara sudah dapat diatasi. Temuan-temuan ini mengindikasikan perlunya komunikasi dan kerja sama antara penegak hukum dengan asosiasi profesi penerjemah dan juru bahasa Indonesia serta penyusunan pedoman teknis bagi penegak hukum dan pemangku kepentingan terkait untuk melibatkan juru bahasa dalam konteks terorisme secara tepat guna.

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This research was conducted with the aim of elaborating the issues around the involvement of interpreters in counter-terrorism measures in Indonesia. It is cross-disciplinary, involving translation, interpretation, legal and terrorism studies. This research is descriptive qualitative, carried out through interviews and literature review. Interviews were conducted with nineteen informants from the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), Special Detachment 88 (Densus) 88, Bureau of Intelligence and Security (Baintelkam), the Counter Terrorism Unit (Wanteror), the Attorney General's Office, the US Anti-Terror Agency, the Association of Indonesian Translators (HPI), Association of Indonesian Conference Interpreters (AICI), interpreters and agencies that provide interpreters. The study has found that the involvement of interpreters has been identified by law enforcement as a necessity in the efforts of counter-terrorism. The recruitment mechanism of interpreters in the context of terrorism is unique in that it emphasizes on clean ideology and background. With regards to the deradicalization program, the same sex between interpreters and convicts is a major consideration. The main obstacle regarding the absence of an interpreter that may have impacts on the investigation or countermeasures of terrorism has been dealt with temporarily. These findings indicate there is a need for communication and cooperation between the law enforcement agencies and associations of Indonesian translators and interpreters as well as the formulation of technical guidelines for law enforcement and relevant stakeholders to involve interpreters in the context of terrorism effectively.