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Group attacks Ahmadiyah complex in Kuningan
National News - Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan
A large crowd on Tuesday reportedly attacked the
Ahmadiyah worship complex in Manis Lor village,
Jalaksana district, in Kuningan, West Java, leaving
four people injured.
Hundreds of personnel from the Kuningan police and the
local public order police unit barricaded the site to
prevent the clash from escalating, police and
associated officials said.
The incident disrupted traffic along the main
Kuningan-Cirebon highway, where hundreds of vehicles
were trapped in congestion.
A small mosque and dozens of houses owned by Ahmadiyah
members were damaged in the attack, after both sides
threw rocks at each other, police and officials said.
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) declared Ahmadiyah
"heretical" because the sect does not recognize
Muhammad as the last prophet.
Hundreds of people, grouped in the Kuningan Muslim
Component (Kompak), staged a protest rally at the
Kuningan regency administration office at
approximately 9 a.m. local time, before approaching
the Ahmadiyah complex, police said.
They demanded the administration be firm and issue a
ban against the sect in Kuningan and to follow-up the
closure of the complex on Dec. 13.
"Despite the closure, they (Ahmadiyah members)
apparently are still carrying out their activities,"
Kompak member Miftah Hidayat said.
"We urge the local administration to be stern in
prohibiting their activities."
But due to alleged inaction from authorities, the
crowd reportedly marched toward the complex to protest
their argument.
At approximately 11 a.m. the crowd arrived at the
point of worship, sparking tension among sect members,
police and officials said.
The attack then ensued between both groups, before
sect members retaliated.
Police said both sides then commenced throwing rocks
at each other before available forces were able to
interrupt and stop the clash.
Hundreds of police officers then set up barricades in
front of the complex to separate both sides.
In response to the issue, the local administration's
legal division head Jatnika said his office would not
tolerate such behavior.
Jatnika said the administration had handed the case to
law enforcers to punish those involved in the
incident.
"Our stance is very clear. We will not tolerate any
acts of violence," Jatnika said.
He also urged every party to exercise restraint and
engage in dialog to resolve the problem.
On Dec. 13 the Kuningan administration, led by Jatnika
and public order unit head Indra Purwantoro, closed
down the worship complex, which was occupied by 3,000
sect members.
Hundreds of police and local public order unit members
sealed a number of facilities, including the main
mosque and two small mosques.
Jatnika said the administration had actually planned
to close down the complex long ago.
He said his office, along with the local prosecutor's
office and police, had issued a letter on Dec. 20,
2004, banning Ahmadiyah members from carrying out
their religious activities in Kuningan.
The decision was made after Jatnika and others had
considered a call from the Indonesian Ulama Council to
forbid the teachings of the worship center.
"The closure is also aimed at preventing strong
reactions from the local Muslim community who are
worried about their presence," Jatnika said.
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Jusfiq Hadjar gelar Sutan Maradjo Lelo
Allah yang disembah orang Islam tipikal dan yang digambarkan oleh al-Mushaf itu
dungu, buas, kejam, keji, ganas, zalim lagi biadab hanyalah Allah fiktif.
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