Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo and Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Timur Pradopo attended the 12th anniversary celebration of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) at the organization’s headquarters in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, on Saturday, leading critics to say they both feared the hard-line group.
Fauzi and Timur’s attendance comes a day after FPI leader Habib Rizieq visited Jakarta Police headquarters to “offer” the group’s “services” in enforcing a city bylaw banning some entertainment establishments from operating during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
The FPI also paid a visit to City Hall last week to lend their support to the administration’s efforts to enforce the bylaw during Ramadan.
“The FPI is not the enemy of the police or state. Sin is the FPI’s enemy,” Rizieq said in a speech at the event.
He added that the presence of Fauzi and Timur was proof of their support.
In his speech, Fauzi said, “The city’s 2004 bylaw regulates the activities of night time entertainment venues in the month of Ramadan.”
He told the public not to worry about the enforcement of the bylaw. “In some places where people continue to violate the law, we will act according to the rules,” he said. (rch)
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