Bogor Regent Asks MUI To Help Handling Crowds Of Supporting Rizieq Who Crowded The Police Station

BOGOR - The Regent of Bogor, Ade Yasin, has asked the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for Bogor Regency, West Java, to step in to handle the mass of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). The crowd of supporters of Rizieq Shihab held demonstrations at a number of police stations in the Bogor area.

"I asked the sub-district head to coordinate with the MUI, community leaders, religious leaders as well," said Ade Yasin, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 17.

Ade Yasin asked the MUI to take persuasive steps against the masses who protested against the detention of Rizieq Shihab by the National Police Headquarters, so that they do not violate the standard health protocol for preventing COVID-19 if they persist in carrying out demonstrations at the police station.

"Even if there are aspirations that must be conveyed, don't flock up, 10 people can. Because what is important is the message," said the Head of the Bogor Regency COVID-19 Handling Task Force.

Responding to this, the Chairman of the Bogor Regency MUI, KH Ahmad Mukri Aji invited Muslims in Bogor Regency to obey the applicable legal rules in Indonesia.

"Because this is a legal aspect, so we just leave it to the applicable law, especially law enforcement agencies. Of course we are all sure that the apparatus can work fairly and wisely, "said KH Mukri.

According to him, the series of religious dynamics that have recently occurred is a big test for Muslims. He hopes that this situation can pass soon.

"This is a test from Allah, whose name is a test, it is clear that we have to pass and pass so that we have scores in this test of faith and sincerity," he said.

Meanwhile, Bogor Police Chief AKBP Roland Ronaldy suggested that the FPI crowd who took action at the police station to take legal action, namely filing a pretrial.

"We are a state of law, yes, there are rules of law, there are legal channels, if you are not satisfied with the legal process, please pretrial. That's all, everyone already knows," said Roland.

He said the FPI mass demonstration which was held in several police offices in the Bogor Regency area was still monitored as conducive.