REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — National Police strictly rejected all the events that have the potential to cause noise. One of those is the World Caliphate Meeting which was planned to be held in Bogor, West Java.

“(The event) has been rejected, so I think Bogor City Police has assessed that there is potential of disturbance, so rejection arose,” said National Police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal on Wednesday (Nov 14).

Iqbal said all Indonesian people are allowed to hold meetings, including in a large scale. However, National Police has the authority to assess whether the activity tends to be positive or even cause disturbance to the community.

“We will see first, if our assessment says the event has potential for security disturbances and conflicts, then we will convey and advised the committee to not stage the event,” Iqbal explained.