Arya Dipa, The Jakarta Post,
The amir (leader) of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI), Abdul Basit, filed a lawsuit against Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi for the issue of a decree that banned JAI activities in Bekasi on March 8.
The lawsuit was registered with the Bandung State Administration Court (PTUN) on Tuesday, Bandung Legal Aid Institute (LBH) director Arip Yogiawan said on Friday. “Lawyers from Jakarta LBH filed the lawsuit,” Arip said.
In the lawsuit document, acquired by The Jakarta Post, Basit sues the mayor for issuing a decree dated March 8, 2013, which ceases all JAI activities by sealing the gates of JAI’s activity center at Al Misbah Mosque in Jatibening Baru subdistrict, Pondok Gede district in Bekasi.
One of Basit’s lawyers, Pratiwi Febry, said the mosque had been established since 1993, had some 400 congregation members and that JAI has used the mosque continuously. “The Bekasi city administration issued a building permit dated April 28, 1997,” she said.
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