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Greater Jakarta: Anti-Shiite group reported to police by NU
The Bogor branch of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the countryâs largest Muslim organization, filed a police report with Bogor City Police, in West Java on Monday against the Anti-Shia National Alliance (Annas) for claiming that NU was among the supporters of the recent anti-Shiite movement
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he Bogor branch of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, filed a police report with Bogor City Police, in West Java on Monday against the Anti-Shia National Alliance (Annas) for claiming that NU was among the supporters of the recent anti-Shiite movement.
Ifan Haryanto Tanfidziyah, head of the NU Bogor branch, has said that the organization was not involved in Sunday's movement organized by Annas.
'They put our logo in their event, in the declaration produced by Annas Bogor, which gave the impression that we were involved. We feel that we have been defamed,' Ifan said on Monday.
Ifan said he had filed a police report against Annas' Bogor branch head Nur Sukma and Annas head Athian Ali M. Da'I on Monday morning.
Members of the Bogor branch of Annas had recently held a protest against Shiites, expressing their support to the policy issued by Bogor Mayor Bima Arya, which limited Shia rituals and celebrations in Bogor.
