Fulfilling Police Calls, Ahmad Yani: Afraid To Be Found Finding Reason

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia (WE) Ahmad Yani (Photo: Rizky / VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia (WE) Ahmad Yani finally met the police regarding the alleged spread of hate speech with the suspect Anton Permana. Although his body condition is still not fully recovered from COVID-19.

"I am afraid that there will be framing, you know how come OUR activists are afraid to come again. Yesterday I was looking for unclear reasons. Therefore I forced myself to come," Yani told reporters, Friday, December 4.

So, later on, Yani will fully submit to investigators whether to take his statement or not. The most important thing for him is to fulfill his obligations as a good citizen and obey the law.

Meanwhile, regarding the matter of the examination, Yani emphasized that he did not know. However, if he refers to the summons for examination, he will be asked for information about his relationship with Anton Permana.

However, Yani admitted that he did not really know Anton. He admitted that he only communicated when he was going to declare WE at the Heroes Cemetery, Kalibata, South Jakarta.

"To what extent I know Anton, I don't really know Anton very well. I knew Anton just before the OUR declaration," he said.

Previously, Ahmad Yani did not fulfill the summons for investigation regarding cases of alleged hate speech and incitement on social media. Ahmad Yani was due to be examined as a witness to the development of suspect Anton Permana, on November 3.

A member of Ahmad Yani's team of lawyers, Maj. Gen. TNI (ret.) Syamsu Djalal said that his client's absence was due to the unclear summons sent by investigators.

"Please correct the police summons, he is a witness, whether the witness is not clear, what case and who is the suspect, that's why we came here," said Djalal to reporters, Tuesday, November 3.

Djalal hopes that the summons against Ahmad Yani will be corrected. "If we want to check now, I don't understand. That's why we are here to convey this," he said.