Screenshot, Grace Natalie Accuses Ade Armando's Beating Of Volunteer Anies

Deputy Chairperson of the PSI DPP Board of Trustees Grace Natalie (Youtube PSI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Grace Natalie alleges that the case of beating Ade Armando in the April 11 student action was related to volunteer Anies Baswrdan.

Grace revealed that this allegation was based on the circulation of screenshots of a WhatsApp group conversation with the name "Anies Apik 4 Volunteer".

This screenshot of the contents of the WhatsApp group shows that one member of the group whose age is estimated to be over 40 years old, reports the presence of Ade Armando at the demonstration and he asks for help so that this information is forwarded to the masses of action with the aim that the masses crowd Ade Armando.

"If it is true that this man is an Anies volunteer, then this conversation shows that there is a relationship between Anies Apik 4 volunteers and stowaways during yesterday's demonstration," Grace said on CokroTV's Youtube show, quoted on Thursday, April 14.

In fact, Grace claimed to have received information that some of the intruders were suspected to be members of the FPI and HTI. According to Grace, Ade has often criticized this group for alleged radicalism.

"This means that although the FPI and HTI mass organizations have been disbanded and declared banned, the actors are still actively engaged. Screen capture of the Anies Apik Volunteer WhatsApp group conversation yesterday could be a sign that FPI and HTI members and sympathizers are now fused with Anies Volunteers," said Anies. Grace. "Mr. Anies, you can dodge. But if it is true that Mr. Anies' volunteers and supporters intersect with extremist and radical groups, mediating these groups means the same as Mr. Anies giving space for radicalism and extremism to grow and develop in Indonesia," he continued.

Furthermore, Grace hopes that the police can find out who the intellectual actor responsible for the beating was. Because, for Grace, mass mobilization is impossible if there is no one to organize and fund it.

"At least they need transportation money to be able to come and attend the demonstration. Together with the perpetrators of the persecution, these intellectual actors must be severely punished. Because they have not only threatened the safety of a civilian's life, but have also injured Indonesia's democracy, " he added.