Jakarta, NU Online

The government should use a recently-passed law on mass organizations to disband the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front, known as the FPI, if it continues to conduct acts of public violence, a senior politician from the Democratic Party said.

West Java Police Chief, Inspector General Tb. Anis Angkawijaya said that the (FPI) was behind the attack on the Ahmadiyah community at Salawu and Singaparna sub-district in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Sunday, May 6.

“If the FPI acts this way, they have to be disbanded. There is no need for hesitation from the police with the ratification of the mass organization bill, [which can be] linked to our criminal law. Those involved should be punished severely,” Ruhut Sitompul said in Jakarta on Friday.

FPI attacked the  Ahmadiyah Mosque in the West Javan district of Cianjur which was closed  for indefinite period

His comments came shortly after the forceful closure on Wednesday by the Islamic organization of an entertainment establishment in Sukorejo, Central Java. The raid turned violent amid protests by local residents.

Members of the  (FPI) staged a demonstration in front of the West Java Legislative Council and West Java governor’s office in Bandung  demanding a total ban of Ahmadiyah activities in the province. The FPI urged the administration to punish the Ahmadis who keep performing religious activities in public. (JP/Arya Dipa)

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