Kamis 25 Oct 2018 04:16 WIB

Jokowi leaves tawheed flag burning case to the police

A flag bearing tawheed sentence burned by members of Banser in Garut on Monday.

Rep: Dessy Suciati Saputri, Puti Almas/ Red: Reiny Dwinanda
Tawheed flag. (Illustration)
Foto: Antara/Ahmad Subaidi
Tawheed flag. (Illustration)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TANGERANG — President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) handed over tawheed (Laa Ilaha Ilallah, the oneness of God) flag burning incident to police. Currently, police is still investigating the case.

“It has conveyed by Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs and also police,” said Jokowi on Wednesday (Oct 24).

Earlier,  GP Ansor chairman Yaqut Cholil Qoumas confirmed there was video of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Garut Banser members who burned a flag that allegedly owned by former Islamic mass organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). The incident drew public attention as the flag is considered belongs to all Muslims.

Meanwhile, PBNU chairman Sulton Fatoni said that HTI flag burning was an effort to glorify tawheed sentence. “What Banser did was an attempt to glorify tawheed sentence, because HTI flag has abused tawheed sentence,” said Sulton.