FPI Activities Prohibited, Mahfud: Those On Behalf Of FPI Must Be Deemed Not Exist

ILLUSTRATION / FPI High Priest Rizieq Shihab with his supporters (Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - The government has banned all activities or activities of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). This prohibition is contained in a joint decree signed by 6 officials.

"So with this prohibition (FPI) does not have a legal standing, to the central government and local government officials if there is an organization acting in the name of FPI it is deemed to be absent and must be rejected because there is no legal standing as of today," said the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security, Mahfud MD in a meeting. press, Wednesday, December 30th.

This joint decree was signed by Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly, Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, National Police Chief General Idham Azis, Head of the Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Boy Rafli Amar .

Mahfud MD emphasized that FPI no longer has legal standing. Therefore, all activities are prohibited.

"Whereas FPI since June 20 2019 has de jure disbanded as a mass organization, but as an organization FPI continues to carry out activities that violate order and security and are against the law such as acts of violence, sweeping, provocation and so on," said Mahfud explaining the violations of the law. so the basis for banning FPI activities.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Eddy Ommar Sharief Hiariej said violations of the prohibition of FPI activities would be punished by law.

"It is prohibited to carry out activities, use of FPI symbols and attributes in the jurisdiction of the Republic of Indonesia," said Eddy.

"If there is a violation as described in the dictum above, law enforcement officials will stop all activities carried out by the Islamic Defenders Front," he said.