Preventing Sweeping Of French Products, Police Collaborate With TNI To Carry Out Security

ILLUSTRATION / Police Headquarters

JAKARTA - The National Police will coordinate with the TNI and other related parties to secure shopping centers or shops that sell products from France. This step was taken to safeguard against calls to boycott and sweep French products.

"To guard and secure the storefronts that are expected to be the target of sweeping," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono to reporters, Thursday, November 5.

The boycott of French products was the aftermath of the disappointment of some Indonesians at the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron. Because he was considered to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad SAW.

However, Polri still appealed to the public to be calm and not be affected by calls to boycott in ways that are against the law.

"We hope that the public will not be provoked by the invitation to sweep on social media. We are a country with the law and must obey the law," said Awi.

However, if criminal offenses are found in the future, the National Police emphasizes that they will take applicable legal actions. This is because Indonesia has rules that all society must obey.

"Don't take the law into your own hands, don't act anarchist and of course this is not permitted by law," he said.

The boycott of French products was first called for when the Prophet 211 defending action was carried out by a number of Islamic organizations.

Rizieq Shihab's son-in-law, Hanif Alatas, who was in command at the action, was the one who called for it. In front of the protesters, he asked the government to boycott and expel the French Embassy from Indonesia.

The request to expel the French representative from Indonesia was based on disappointment over the attitude shown by French President Emmanuel Macron. Because of this, Indonesia was deemed inappropriate to have a relationship with France.

"Expel the French Embassy," said Hanif, Monday, November 2.

In addition, Hanif also asked the Indonesian government to imitate the attitude of the Turkish Government which had boycotted all French-made products. This step is said to be a form of strong criticism from Indonesia.

"We ask the Indonesian government like Turkey to officially boycott all French products," he said.