ASN Regional Office Of The Ministry Of Religion In East Java Threatened To Be Fired If They Participate In The Polemic Of Mosque Loudspeakers

SURABAYA - Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kanwil Kemenag) East Java, Husnul Maram, threatened to fire the State Civil Apparatus (ASN). This sanction will be imposed if the ASN participates in provoking and disseminating the policy of the Minister of Religion (Menag) related to the polemic of mosque loudspeakers.

"ASN of the Ministry of Religion who are proven to have violated the law will be dealt with strictly according to regulations. And the ASN can be threatened with a maximum dismissal from the ASN with disrespect," said Husnul, Tuesday, March 1.

According to Husnul, his party has also issued a circular prohibiting all ASN Regional Offices of the East Java Ministry of Religion, Regency/City Ministry of Religion offices throughout East Java and all levels related to this matter.

In the SE, ASN is prohibited from participating in provoking and disseminating news, memes, videos and others that are manipulative and slander the Minister of Religion in any media. Be it Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Instagram and so on.

He added, regarding the development of manipulative and slanderous reporting of the Minister of Religion when explaining the importance of Circular Letter (SE) of the Minister of Religion (Menag) Number 05 of 2022 concerning Guidelines for Using Loudspeakers in Mosques and Musala, his party instructed all ASN of the Ministry of Religion of East Java to seek to straighten out the news. .

"We also ask the ASN of the East Java Ministry of Religion to provide true information," said Husnul.