TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Setyo Wasisto said the attacks on the homes of the Ahmadiyah community in Grepek Tanak Eat hamlet, Greneng village, East Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20 were committed by an estimated crowd of 50 people.
“There was no fatality,” Setyo said at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Monday, May 21, 2018.
Setyo said the attacks broke out after an Ahmadi was followed by a mob on Saturday at around noon. The mob then destroyed four houses belonging to the Ahmadiyah community.
The secretary of the Ahmadiyah Indonesia Congregation (JAI), Yendra Budiana, said the mob vandalized the houses and expelled seven family heads and 24 Ahmadis from the hamlet.
“The mob, which hailed from the same area, attacked and vandalized [the houses] because they detest and were intolerant to those of different religious teachings,” Yendra said in a release.
The police evacuated the Ahmadiyah community to the East Lombok Police station in light of the attacks.
Setyo said the police had yet to arrest anyone relating to the incident, yet assured that the legal process would proceed.
“The East Lombok Police chief is still taking measures to stabilize security [in the area],” Setyo said.
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The lack of police action is sending a bad signal to all future similar attackers (and not only against the Ahmadis).
Very sad heartbreaking and embarrassing too as a muslim.
Image Islam has been destroyed by the extremist Muslim.
I cannot believe such kind of behavior—
The target for persecuting and destroying Mosque and church are Ahmadiyya, Christian and Shiah as Minority.
Some fundamentalis clerics still accuse US and Zionist behind this babaric attack— they never mirror them self—
Whereas they has been following the wrong Islamic teaching and never dare to admit it.
May God guide all Islamic clerics to the right path of Islam Amen
All love ❤️
I wish you a blessed and peaceful Ramadhan
Somi will be pleased that I do not accuse the US of the attacks in Lombok. They are busy attacking Syria, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, etc. etc. etc. and have no time for little Lombok. (but, yes, they supported the Wahabis who gave birth to the Lombok attackers a long time ago. Recruiting Osama bin Laden into the CIA was just a step …)