Jakarta, Aug 9 (Antara) - Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim
populated country, is doing its best to prevent the influence of the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), alerting all regional police
forces and Muslim organizations.
The Indonesian move to fight the influence of the ISIS follows the
uploading of a video on YouTube, depicting an Indonesian calling himself
Abu Muhammad al-Indonesia appealing to Indonesian Muslims to join the
ISIS.
The man in the video footage titled "Join the Ranks" is now wanted by the police.
"I have already instructed the chiefs of the regional police forces
across the country to take appropriate measures in cooperation with
other offices concerned to prevent the people from being influenced by
the ISIS," National Police Chief General Sutarman said, Friday.
The Indonesian government has prohibited the ISIS movement because of
its radical ideology, which runs against the state ideology of Pancasila
and principles of unity in diversity and the Unitary State of Indonesia
(NKRI).
In view of that the organization, which is affiliated to international
terrorist network al-Qaeda, is banned in the country.
"The government has clearly banned the ISIS. The coordinating minister
for political, security and legal affairs has stated that the government
rejects the ISIS. In view of that, we have taken tactical and technical
measures to prevent and, at the same time, enforce the law against
anyone affiliated to the ISIS," he noted.
The Religious Affairs Ministry had also invited the Police Chief Gen
Sutarman and Muslim organizations in the country to a meeting where the
police chief will brief the organizations on the ISIS threat and danger,
Religious Affairs Minister, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, said.
"All
Islamic organizations in the country are invited to the meeting where
the police chief is expected to explain the phenomenon of the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria," the minister said on Thursday.
"We have to be serious in handling the ISIS issue and look for
fundamental solutions because the issue has become increasingly complex
as it has touched state and religious pillars,¿ the minister said,
opening the meeting, Saturday.
The ministry of religious affairs has initiated a meeting with
Indonesia's Islamic organizations at a national seminar on the dangers
of the ISIS ideology. At that meeting will be leaders of Islamic
organizations, ulemas, Muslim clerics, community leaders and officials
from the ministry of religious affairs, National Anti-Terrorism Agency
(BNPT), Attorney General's Office, police and State Intelligence Agency
(BIN).
The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) has also appealed to
Indonesian Muslims to not be provoked by the radical teachings of the
ISIS.
"We
must increase our awareness and call upon all Islamic bodies to be more
alert so as to not be used by the radical group and prevent the
infiltration of ISIS ideology," Indonesian Ulema Council Chairman, Din
Syamsudin, said.
The teaching and goal of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria are
against the Islamic sharia, as it uses violence to achieve its cause,
MUI Deputy Chairman Ma'ruf Amin, said.
"ISIS ideology is not
acceptable. In its effort to build an Islamic state, ISIS coerces others
and commits violence. Indonesia has a democratic commitment and does
not resort to violence," Ma'ruf said.
Therefore, MUI has firmly stated that the ISIS is banned as it has been
involved in coercive actions, violence, murder of innocent people,
destruction of places considered sacred by Muslims, and undermining the
nation state, he said.
"Such actions have been condemned by Indonesia, so it is not allowed
(based the sharia) to support the ISIS. However, it is not necessary for
MUI to issue a 'haram fatwa' (prohibition advice) because it is already
clear that supporting ISIS is haram or prohibited," stressed Ma'ruf
Amin.
Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) also
called for firm action against emergence of groups claiming to be part
of the ISIS in Indonesia.
"The
government must be firm. The police must act," NU general chairman, KH
Said Aqil Siroj, said, Friday, clarifying NU's stance toward the issue.
Unless stringent action was taken against ISIS, the security and integrity of the nation could be threatened, he noted
The NU board has rejected calls for joining ISIS and has also appealed
to people to reject the propagation of ISIS ideology and its
establishment, which has resulted in slander and disruption of the lives
of Muslims and interfaith relations, he explained.
The ISIS presence in Indonesia can disrupt the nation's stability, and
the biggest losses will be borne by Muslims, noted Muslim scholar, Prof
Dr Azyumardi Azra, said.
"If this movement continues to exist in Indonesia, it can disrupt the
country's stability, and Muslims will not easily seek asylum," Professor
Dr Azyumardi Azra noted.
Indonesia should be safeguarded from the influence of radical religious
movements such as the ISIS in order to secure the nation's existence,
emphasized the former rector of the Jakarta Islamic State University
(UIN Jakarta).
In the meantime, police suspected that the ISIS influence had spread
to certain areas in Indonesia's eastern province of West Nusa Tenggara
(NTB), in the district of Bima in particular.
Signs of ISIS presence were found in Bima through a video recording by a
group of people who were suspected to be supporters of the movement,
NTB Police Chief, Brigadier General Moechgiyarto, claimed.
"We are still investigating the video recording by the people who are
suspected to be supporters of the ISIS movement. The support to the ISIS
in the recording is expressed in the form of prayers," Moechgiyarto
stated, Thursday.
The same opinion was also expressed by the NTB Military (TNI) chief,
who said that the military was now investigating the alleged presence of
ISIS supporters in the region.
"Investigation is still underway with regard to the alleged presence of
ISIS supporters in NTB. The possibility is certainly there," the chief
of the 162 Wira Bhakti Military Unit, Col. Kuat Budiman, said.
The efforts to detect the likely presence of ISIS in NTB were made
following the discovery of its initial presence through documents,
Budiman claimed.
Following intelligence operations, a document about a preaching session
at a certain location was discovered, but its contents and the preacher
could not yet be confirmed, he remarked.
The picture only showed a man who appeared to be preaching in front of
several people and standing in front of a banner that read "Indonesia
Supports Islamic State" and below it "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria,"
he stated.***1***
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