'Pak Anies Keeps Digitizing', Reasons Gerindra Supports Social Media Troops Formed By MUI DKI

Anies Baswedan Photo via Twitter

JAKARTA - Member of the Gerindra faction of the DKI DPRD, Syarif, supports the MUI DKI's move to form a cyber team or cyber army to prevent hoaxes from buzzers addressed to figures including DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.

"That's good, the goal is to prevent hoaxes. Fake news is often thrown at Mr. Anies. Yes, Mr. Anies' fate continues to be digitized," said Syarif when met at the DKI DRPD Building, Tuesday, November 23.

Syarif explained that the cyber troop was created to straighten issues from morals to religious harmony in the DKI Provincial Government program.

"He's a moral movement. For example, at that time there was a hoax by Mr. Anies, for example, when he visited a church and then a post (social media) was bullied, the information was twisted. It was related to religion. The MUI will do that," said Syarif.

However, Syarif views that the cyber army formed by MUI does not belong to Anies' political sphere. Thus, it does not violate the duties of MUI as a partner institution of the DKI Provincial Government.

"There is no political context. If he plays politics, it is true that he deviates from his main function. But what MUI does is not about politics. It's about morals," he explained.

As previously reported, the DKI Jakarta Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) through the Information and Communications Sector (Infokom) held a Coordination Meeting for the Information and Communications Sector throughout DKI Jakarta.

One of the decisions of the coordination meeting was to conduct a massive defense of the Governor of DKI Anies Baswedan when he was attacked by a hoax by a buzzer.

At that time, the General Chair of the DKI Jakarta MUI KH Munahar Muchtar Munahar also hoped that Infokom and the DKI MUI extended family would be able to defend and assist the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Rasyid Baswedan, who has worked hard for the people of the capital.

If the buzzers find fault with Anies, Infokom is asked to immediately play the narrative of Anies' success, both nationally and internationally.

"He is one of the 21 heroes of the world. For the news, I asked the DKI MUI to appoint it because we are partners with the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government,” said Munahar.

After much discussion, Munahar emphasized that the cyber team he formed would only help Anies. Other Jakarta clerics deemed to be performing well and then being attacked by buzzers will also be defended.

"Is it for Mr. Anies only? No. If there is a Jakarta figure, he acts for the citizens of Jakarta, then the benefit is good for the citizens of Jakarta, MUI is ready to support and support and cooperate," said Munahar.