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Politicians to be banned from campaigning in mosques: Mosque council
In a statement issued on Tuesday, deputy chairman of DMI Syafrudin said that the order came directly from the organization's chairman Jusuf Kalla.
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A family take photographs after praying during Idul Fitri, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan at Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh on May 2, 2022. (Agence France-Presse/Chaideer Mahyuddin)
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he Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) has ordered a ban against politicians using mosques and other places of worship under its watch as sites for their campaign in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, deputy chairman of DMI Syafrudin said that the order came directly from the organization's chairman and former vice president Jusuf Kalla.
"Caretakers of mosques are banned from giving the stage to political figures in the 2024 general election," Syafrudin was quoted by Antara as saying.
The decision was approved during a national meeting held in the organization's headquarters in Central Jakarta.
Another decision approved during the meeting was the nomination of head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan as head of the organization's council of experts.
Syafrudin said that the organization's leadership had filed a request to Budi about the nomination.
Experts have predicted that identity politics, especially one based on religious affiliation, would be used as an electoral strategy in the 2024 general elections.
