A building which used as Mosque by Ahmadiyah pilgrim on Jl Madrasah Block J No. 28 at RT 02/10, Durensawit, East Jakarta was sealed by East Jakarta Building Supervision and Control (P2B) Sub-Department on Thursday (11/17) due to its building had violated building permit. In the permit, two-story building which established above land with 200 square meters width was only a house. But in fact, the house was used as Mosque by the owner. In this sealing, there was no resistance from building’s owner in the location.

In 2008 the national government passed a decree that prohibits Ahmadies from practicing their faith. So far 16 provinces and regencies have followed suit, issuing local decrees banning the Ahmadiyah Indonesia’s national Ahmadiyya association, Jemaat Ahmadiyah, estimates that at least 30 Ahmadiyah mosques have been closed in recent years.

Task Executor (Plt) of East Jakarta Supervision and Control Sub-Department Head, Bambang Sudjimanto who led directly this sealing stated that his party has sent the first warning letter (SP) 1 until third warning letter before sealing. By sealing, he hopes there is no more activity which done by Ahmadiyah in the mosque. “We had sent warning letter. But, they ignored it until we finally did seal to its building,” he expressed, Thursday (11/17). Read more

Editor’s Note:

Ahmadies are peaceful citizens of Indonesia. They have contributed to all spheres of life. . Currently, there are over 200,000 Ahmadis in Indonesia with 200 missionaries, and more than 300 local branches.^[There are currently 385 mosques, 174 mission houses and 36 schools built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Indonesia.