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Police investigate possible insult to state symbol during FPI rally
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Hundreds of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) members hold a rally in front of the National Police headquarters on Jan. 16, demanding the dismissal of West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan.
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ational Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Wednesday the police were investigating an alleged insult to a state symbol after images and video of the red-and-white flag stamped with sword images and Arabic writing during a recent Islam Defenders Front (FPI) rally went viral.
Tito said the police would question the coordinator and other individuals in charge of the rally, which was held on Monday in front of the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta.
“The red-and-white flag cannot be treated badly, among other things, by writing something on it. There is a law [prohibiting it] here in our country,” Tito said at the Jakarta Police headquarters.
“We are investigating the case. Who made it, who planned it, who is the coordinator; they all will be summoned,” Tito added.
Tito said if found guilty, the individuals responsible for insulting a state symbol could face one-year imprisonment.
“We want [them] to be held responsible,” Tito said.
Hundreds of FPI members and supporters flocked to the National Police headquarters on Monday to demand the dismissal of West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan, claiming that the two-star general had been partial in resolving a clash between the FPI and a mass organization in the province.
