Shooting In Jakarta, MUI Office Worker In Riau Islands Closed

The Office of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of the Riau Islands dismissed all staff as a result of the shooting incident that occurred at the central MUI office, Jakarta Tuesday, May 2. We have heard information about the incident in Jakarta (Central MUI) through the mass media and the "WhatsApp" group. For this incident, the staff who used to be on guard at the office, we asked today to rest at home," said the Head of the Riau Islands MUI, Bambang Maryono, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 2. He said, a temporary holiday for all staff was carried out to anticipate things that were not desirable to happen in the Riau Islands region. He said that his party was also waiting for information on the complete chronology and motive of the shooting at the central MUI office in Jakarta. "We also do not want to provide a chronology of the incident related to the chronology from the central MUI or from the Police," he said. with this incident, his party temporarily also adjusted the operational hours of the Riau Islands MUI office to find out the full motive for the shooter's motive. If it has received accurate and complete information then the Riau Islands MUI office will operate as it should be. "Whether this is a deliberate agenda or a person with personal problems we do not know yet. We also do not want to provide further comment until there is an official statement from the central MUI and the police regarding the incident," he said.

He also advised all members to maintain their own safety. Because he said, the person's intention cannot be known, and whether the incident at the central MUI was a structured incident or not. "We also hope that the community will not be provoked by what happened in Jakarta. We leave the handling of this problem to the authorities, namely the police and hopefully it will be revealed as soon as possible," he said.*