JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) urges the Israeli government to immediately release nine Indonesian citizens (WNI) and all other activists who were forcibly detained while on a humanitarian ship on the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.
The demand was contained in the MUI Taujihat Number: Kep-52/DP-MUI/V/2026 signed by the General Chairman of MUI KH Anwar Iskandar and MUI General Secretary Amirsyah Tambunan.
Deputy Secretary General of the MUI, Erick Yusuf, read the taujihat during a consolidation event with Islamic organizations and philanthropic institutions.
First, his party condemned the ambush and detention carried out by the Israeli military against civilian ships carrying humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza.
"Demanding Israel immediately release the nine Indonesian citizens and all other activists who are detained unconditionally as a form of the Israeli government's responsibility for the safety of humanitarian missions," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 21.
He said that MUI also supports the steps taken by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to encourage the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and leading countries, such as Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and friendly countries to ensure the safety and release of Indonesian citizens.
Erick also urged the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice to investigate violations of international law committed by the Israeli army and to submit them to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
In this regard, MUI also invites and calls on Muslims and the world community to continue to mobilize solidarity in the form of philanthropy for Palestine and urges the Zionist Israel to stop the blockade and aggression against Gaza.
"Let's pray that the nine Indonesian citizens are safe and can return home safely so that they can reunite with their families," said Erick Yusuf.
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