Police Says Funding For Khilafatul Muslims From Internal: Distribute Charity Boxes To Members

The leader of the Khilafatul Muslimin organization, Abdul Qadir Baraja, is taken to the Metro Jaya Police Office after being arrested in Bandar Lampung on June 7, 2022. (VOI/Rizky Adytia Pratama)

JAKARTA - The National Police said that the funding for the Khilafatul Muslimin group came from its members. They distribute 'charity boxes' wrapped in various charitable activities.

"Regarding the flow of funds, it is known that the fundraising is definitely internal," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Thursday, June 9.

The results of a temporary search of the Khilafatul Muslimin administrators will distribute a 'charity box' to their members

Usually, the mode used seems to be holding assembly activities. So, the members of the group are willing to donate.

"This means that charity boxes are distributed among their fellow members at assembly activities, so they are only internal," he said.

However, Ramadhan said that his party was still exploring the suspicion that there were other parties who were the funders of the Khilafatul Muslimin. The search for information and clues is still ongoing.

"This is still about tracing. We will explore whether there are sources that support this activity," said Ramadhan.

For information, in the case of the Khilafatul Muslimin group, the police have arrested five people.

First, the highest leader of this group, namely Abdul Qadir Hasan Baraja. He was arrested in the Bandar Lampung area.

Later, the police also arrested Ali Zamro. He is the leader of the Khilafatul Muslimin organization in Cirebon, West Java.

While the other three, GZ as the branch leader of the Khilafatul Muslimin Jamaat and DS, and AS, which is the branch leader of the Khilafatul Muslimin Jamaah.