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Islamic Leaders Call for Arrest of Aceh Youth Who Attacked Shariah Police Jakarta Globe | October 22, 2012 Islamic leaders on Monday called on police to arrest a group of young people who attacked Shariah Police officers in Aceh after their music event was disbanded. The incident in Aceh's Langsa Timur subdistrict on Saturday night saw 12 Shariah Police officers disband a keyboard performance with hundreds in attendance in front of a house owned by a man identified as Zulkifli, who claimed he wanted to entertain people to celebrate his son's acceptance into the Indonesian army. The Indonesian news site aceh.tribunnews.com reported that Shariah Police said the performance violated the regulation issued by the Langsa mayor prohibiting performances in the evenings. While most of the people left after the Shariah Police arrived, some local youths reportedly insisted on staying, including some girls. They mocked the officers and chased them, throwing stones and bottles. One member of the Shariah Police — Wilayatul Hisbah — was seriously injured when a rock hit his head. Two other officers fled, hiding for two hours inside an Islamic school some two kilometers away from the venue. Dozens of Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers soon arrived in patrol cars to assist the Shariah Police, but they were also attacked and some ended up hiding inside the school with the other officers. They were only able to leave the school after armed Langsa Police officers arrived at the scene. Langsa Deputy Mayor Marzuki Hamid said the Langsa administration would remain steadfast in upholding Shariah law. “We will not retreat from making Langsa an Islamic city,” he told aceh.tribunnews.com. “Evening shows are no longer allowed in Langsa because they bring more disadvantages than benefits as they can cause immorality.” Hasbi Al Bayuny, the chairman of Islamic organization Rabithah Thaliban Aceh (RTA), on Monday said police should investigate and charge the attackers. “We strongly condemn the action that humiliated Wilayatul Hisbah officers and we demand the police to investigate the case,” Hasbi said as quoted by Antara news agency. He said Shariah police should not be afraid as the majority of Acehnese support Shariah law. “Don't give up in upholding Islamic Shariah in Aceh, its implementation is recognized by the law,” he said. “Those who dislike Islamic Shariah in Aceh are against the law.” The spokesman of the Muslim Defenders Team, Muzakkar Ibrahim, said police should arrest all the perpetrators. “We urge police to investigate who was behind the attack,” Muzakkar told the Antara News Agency. “It is important to uphold the law to prevent Islamic people's anger. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
