KSP: The Government Never Mentioned The Names Of Radical Lecturers

Main Expert Staff of Presidential Staff Office Rumadi Ahmad / Antara

JAKARTA - The Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office, Rumadi Ahmad, emphasized that President Joko Widodo's statement regarding the radical preacher, which was conveyed during a meeting of the TNI-Polri leadership a few weeks ago, was factual and not made up.

"The President's statement is very clear. There is nothing confusing, because the issue of radicalism is factual, not fabricated," said Rumadi in a press release in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday, March 9.

Regarding the circulation of a list of names of radical preachers on social media, Rumadi stressed that the government has never released a list of names of preachers who are considered radical.

He asked the public not to be provoked by information whose sources are not yet clear.

"I don't know where it came from. What is clear is that the government never mentions names," said Rumadi. According to him, the most important thing at this time is how people can be more careful and selective in inviting speakers, and no longer debate about characteristics, let alone names.

"What the President conveyed was a message for all groups to be more careful in inviting speakers. Not debating about characteristics or names," explained Rumadi.