JAKARTA - The Facebook account @Amelia recently posted an upload showing the policy of the Governor of North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi regarding the operation of places of worship during the Java-Bali Emergency PPKM.
By uploading a portrait of Governor Edy, the account displays a narrative that states, during PPKM emergency places of worship may be opened.
The full contents are like this, "Governor of North Sumatra Instructs All mosques to open their doors freely for worshipers.. if necessary, invite dhikr together.. 'Life and death is God's will, Death is praying, death is dhikr, death is worship is better than shut up," Amelia wrote, quoted from the turnbackhoaks page, Saturday, July 10.
Is that right?
Reporting from turnbackhoaks, similar content was circulated in April 2021 ago and has been clarified. The claim "Governor of North Sumatra Instructs All Mosques to Open Doors for Worshipers" is a hoax with misleading content category.
Governor Edy never issued this instruction. Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau of the North Sumatra Provincial Secretariat, Hendra Dermawan Siregar, firmly stated that this information was completely wrong. "Nothing, nothing. Where did that come from?" said Hendra.
On March 15, 2020, Governor Edy only once stated that Muslims did not leave the mosque.
At that time, it was still permissible to use masks and keep a distance in public places including places of worship.
"Especially for Muslims, don't leave the mosque for fear of Corona. Prepare a mat for us to prostrate. With a small prayer mat, you can, you can also bring a handkerchief," said Edy in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.
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