June 27, 2017 edition
THE National Police is still trying to find ways to bring Rizieq Syihab back into the country after the Interpol Indonesia National Central Bureau (NCB) refused to issue a red notice for the leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI). According to the Interpol, the pornography allegation does warrant a red notice.
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June 20, 2017 edition
MANY have condemned the Islam Defenders Front's (FPI) act of persecution against a young boy with the initials PMA. On Sunday at midnight, May 28, the 15-year-old was abducted from his home in Cipinang, East Jakarta. A video of the boy being assaulted went viral. Acting Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat expressed regret over the incident. "This is a law-abiding nation. Let the police handle it," said Djarot early last week.
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June 13, 2017 edition
June 6, 2017 edition
THE controversy on Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia's (HTI) dissolution continues. Maswadi Rauf, a political observer from the University of Indonesia, believes dispersing HTI is not an infringement on democracy; however, the government must first prove that the Muslim organization has violated Indonesia's five guiding principles, Pancasila. "If there is evidence, I don't see a problem," said Maswadi. "Taking fundamental rights away from the guilty is within reason." A thief's basic rights, for example, are taken away (as punishment) when he violates public order, he explained.
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May 30, 2017 edition
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