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Islands in focus: FUI disperses Afghan asylum seekers
Indonesian Islamic Front (FUI) members asked dozens of Afghan asylum seekers placed at Ambarbinangun Youth Hall in Bantul, Yogyakarta, to leave the country because of their Shia beliefs
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ndonesian Islamic Front (FUI) members asked dozens of Afghan asylum seekers placed at Ambarbinangun Youth Hall in Bantul, Yogyakarta, to leave the country because of their Shia beliefs.
The FUI members went to the hall on Monday night while police removed the Afghans, who were reportedly observing the anniversary of the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, who is considered a Shia imam.
Police officers arrived at the scene and removed the asylum seekers at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
Bantul Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Dadiyo confirmed the removal of the Afghans.
'But, I don't know where they are now,' Dadiyo said on Tuesday.
Separately, FUI Yogyakarta chairman Muhammad Fuad admitted that his members went to the hall and dispersed the Afghans for propagating Shia teachings.
Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute's civil and politic division head Sarli Zulhendra deplored the police's move and expressed disappointment over their inaction in regard to the FUI members.
