Video Evidence Is Not Convincing Enough, Politician Gerindra Habiburokhman Refuses To Believe Munarman Involved In ISIS

Munarman (Source: Antara)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the House of Representative, Habiburokhman, admitted that he did not believe that the former General Secretary of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Munarman was involved with the ISIS terrorist group. This is because the video evidence of Ahmad Aulia alias AA's statement is not convincing enough.

"I was a bit criticizing. First (video) two people gave testimonials, but why went viral? If it's a legal product, in my opinion, it's better if the truth is traced first, followed up legally, looking for a correlation between one fact and another. After completing all the new processes are neutralized. "If nothing has been neutralized, of course, this will raise public questions," he said in a virtual discussion, Sunday, February 14.

Moreover, he said, the evidence was not only in the form of videos. However, it must be supported by other evidence, such as communications, documents, someone's statement, and so on.

"(Evidence) from someone's explanation, especially the quote on quote of a person who is being detained, it is very difficult for us (to believe it). Of course, it will raise questions, whether that person is independent or not when delivering. Whether that person is depressed or not," he explained.

The deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party admitted that he had known Munarman since the 1990s. Because of that, he knew quite well the figure of Munarman. According to him, Munarman is different from the ISIS group. Because he tends to speak in public.

"Munarman's way of fighting is far from what ISIS does. He is accustomed to fighting in open areas, in brightly lit areas, not committing violence and so on which are the characteristics of ISIS," he explained.

In addition, Habiburokhman admitted that he also did not believe the FPI provided support for ISIS. The reason is, the allegation has never been proven.

"If there was an incident in 2015, it was six years ago, in investigating terrorist crimes I think it is usually done quickly," he said.

Even so, Habiburokhman submitted this case to the authorities to process the investigation and inquiry. "So we just leave this to the legal process as it is, we can't make narratives, we can't also speculate in this case," he said.

Previously, Munarman's involvement in the ISIS movement first came out of the mouth of suspected terrorist Ahmad Aulia (AA). Ahmad Aulia is a terrorist suspect who was arrested in Makassar.

Ahmad Aulia said that he took allegiance to Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, during the FPI's declaration of support for Daulatul Islam in January 2015. Munarman as the Central FPI administrator attended the event, Ustaz Fauzan and Ustaz Basri who led the allegiance. After the pledge, Ahmad Aulia admitted that he regularly participated in the taklim at the FPI Makassar headquarters.