Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- The National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) is seeking to apply a special instrument to gauge the exposure and vulnerability of employees of ministries and non-ministerial government institutions to radicalism .

"As the counter-terrorism coordinator, BNPT RI will apply a special instrument called 'Apsifor Instrumen Kebangsaan (Apik),'" BNPT chief Commissioner General Boy Rafli Amar said in a written statement received in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Through the instrument, ministries and non-ministerial government institutions will be able to see the extent to which would-be employees and existing employees have been exposed to radicalism. The instrument will be used not only for would-be employees but also for old employee...