Hendropriyono Reminds Indonesian Citizens Of Arab Descendants Not To Be Provocateurs In Today's Memory, May 6, 2019

AM Hendropriyono, who was the head of BIN in the 2001-2004 era. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, six years ago, May 6, 2019, the former Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), AM Hendropriyono reminded Indonesian citizens of Arabic retirement not to be provocateurs. He saw for himself how Rizieq Shihab and others were present to pit the people against the government.

Previously, the aroma of the 2019 presidential election was not over. The many scholars who joined the presidential candidate number 02 continued to encourage the people to take to the streets. They saw a major fraud in the political contestation carried out by the Jokowi-Ma'ruf camp.

The heat pressure in the 2019 presidential election is not just an empty message. All Indonesians have made their choices in April 2019. Jokowi-Ma'ruf excels from Prabowo-Sandi through fast count results.

Problems arise. The result was considered unfair by supporters of the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno camp. They think there has been fraud here and there. The fraud made the Prabowo-Sandi camp lose a lot of votes.

Prabowo's camp did not remain silent. They continued to bring the 2019 presidential election dispute to the Constitutional Court. Evidence is trying to be prepared to support fraudulent claims in the 2019 presidential election. Supporters of presidential candidate 02 from the ulama have other ways.

They gathered and agreed to say that the Jokowi-Ma'ruf camp had committed fraud. The Jokowi-Ma'ruf camp is considered to have committed fraudulent attempts in a structured, systematic, and massive nature. The General Election Commission (KPU) was asked to immediately take a stand.

They asked the KPU to disqualify Jokowi-Ma'ruf from the 2019 presidential election. The fraud only raises leaders who don't care about the people. Gelora action ulama demanded that the KPU disqualify Jokowi-Ma'ruf to appear everywhere.

The provocation also emerged from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and Rizieq Shihab who were outside Indonesia. However, Prabowo's camp considers wind only. They defended that the ulama had no evidence of fraud.

"The use of unconstitutional and irrational methods actually degrades the degree of ulama. Ulama are known as figures who understand science, respect agreements, commitments, and also respect the value of brotherhood."

"We reject people who continue to create narratives of fraud. People who create narratives of fraud without showing data and the real facts he has cheated," said Jokowi-Ma'ruf TKN Volunteer Director Maman Imanulhaq as quoted by the CNN Indonesia page, May 1, 2019.

The provocation polemic carried out by the ulama who thought that the 2019 presidential election had cheated on Hendropriyono. The former head of BIN from the 2001-2004 era immediately warned Indonesian citizens of Arab descent who were ulama' who did not become provocateurs on May 6, 2019.

He saw for himself Indonesian citizens of Arab descent including Rizieq Shihab and others while pitting the people against each other. He emphasized that they should be able to set a good example, not make noise in one country.

Hendropriyono's statement was also flooded with criticism. His statement is considered racist. Hendropriyono likes to build a narrative of distinguishing the natives and nonbumiputras. The narrative is actually considered dangerous for the existence of the country in the future.

"I want to warn the Indonesian people, Indonesian citizens of Arab descent so that as elites respected by our society, try to control yourself, don't be a provocateur. I remind you, because in hamlets, in villages, our people, if there are Arabs speeches, talk, everyone kiss their hands. If China doesn't kiss hands in the villages. "

"This means that the people of Arab descent of Indonesian citizens know their position which is inspired by the people, by being amazed to know in the position they are expected to protect themselves. Don't provoke them to do street politics, whatever their name is. But it's on the road, not disciplined. I don't have any interests, let alone corner certain groups. Not only Habib Rizieq Syihab, but other elites. So that they can restrain themselves and not provoke," said Hendropriyono as quoted on the news one.com page, May 6, 2019.