Not Just Convoys, Polda Metro Explains The Basis For Arresting Abdul Qadir Baraja

Case release at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya stated that Abdul Qadir Baraja's arrest was not only related to the convoy's action in Cawang, East Jakarta. Because, there is a series or other basis for arrests.

"Polda Metro Jaya does not only see from the convoy the group (and) broadcast the caliphate carried out by these mass organizations," said Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Tuesday, June 7.

Abdul Qadir Baraja who is a high-ranking member of the Khilafatul Muslimin and must be held responsible for the actions of members of the group.

One of them is provoking by spreading false news. The goal is to worsen the image of the legitimate government.

"Activities that are inseparable from a provocation that is spoken with hate speech and fake news that is carried out to vilify the legitimate government that currently exists in our country," he said.

Then, Khilafatul Muslimin also tried to offer people to replace the state ideology with the lure of prosperity and welfare.

In fact, it violates the rules because it is contrary to Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.

"So in this case, we Polda Metro Jaya are not only investigating convoys, but the actions of mass organizations that are contrary to the state ideology, namely Pancasila," said Zulpan.

In this case, Abdul Qadir Baraja is suspected of Article 59 paragraph 4 in conjunction with Article 82 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 16 of 2017 concerning Ormas

Then, Article 14 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 and/or Article 15 of Law Number 1 Year 1946 concerning the Criminal Law Regulations. Thus, the threat is a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison.