Controlling The Nahdlatul Ulama Flag In Sukoharjo Ends Of Protests, Satpol PP Sorry

Illustration of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) flag. (doc. Nu.or.id)

The Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) apologized to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) regarding the removal without the NU flag permit installed at a number of points in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java (Central Java).

Head of the General Order Division of the Sukoharjo Regency Satpol PP, Suryanto, said that his party's miscommunication had resulted in misunderstandings over the revocation action which led to protests from the PBNU figure and the NU wing organization.

"We ensure that there has been miscommunication from us, from us! For that with all humility, I represent fellow members of the Satpol PP, I apologize profusely for the ranks of Nahdlatul Ulama and all autonomous bodies in Sukoharjo Regency in general," he said, Sunday, January 22, quoted from the Facebook account of the NU Youth Generation.

As a form of the responsibility of the Sukoharjo Regency Satpol PP, Suryanto said that his party had re-pattached the NU flag at the starting point of the revocation on Jalan Jendral Ahmad Yani, especially around the Kartasura Monument.

"As a sense of our responsibility this afternoon, we together with the Satpol PP have carried out the installation again in accordance with the initial placement," he said.

Suryanto said Sapol PP appreciated the parties who had made the atmosphere conducive in Sukoharjo Regency due to the lifting of the NU flag. Including the sub-district government in Karta Suara and the local police.

"We express our deepest gratitude for the support of Nahdlatul Ulama and all the autonomous bodies present today. To the Head of the Kartasura Sub-district, Pak Kapolsek and his staff for the re-installation of the NU flag today is safe, orderly and smooth," he said.

Previously, the Satpol PP controlled the flag installed on Jalan Jendral Ahmad Yani, especially around the Kartasura Monument, Sukoharjo Regency. In that activity, the NU flag installed was also removed.

The control led to protests from NU wing members, such as Banser, and a number of PBNU figures such as those who also served as members of the DPR PKB faction Luqman Hakim.