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City agency under fire for inviting representatives of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia
Included in the two-page invitation list was the Muslimah (female Muslim community) of disbanded hard-line group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI).
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Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) members and supporters of Islamic groups from Greater Jakarta stage a rally in Jakarta on July 17, 2017, protesting the recently issued Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) on Mass Organizations. (JP/Ibrahim Irsyad)
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hen discussing the sensitive issue of domestic violence, seeking the advice of an illegal organization might seem inadvisable, however, it appears someone in the Jakarta administration did not get the memo.
The Jakarta Women’s Empowerment, Family Planning and Child Protection Agency (PPAPP) had planned to hold a meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss the content of a poster campaign designed to prevent violence against women and children.
But what should have been a positive event led to public outcry after invitations to some questionable representatives went viral on social media.
Included in the two-page invitation list was the Muslimah (female Muslim community) of disbanded hard-line group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). As well as representatives of a banned organization the agency also invited the controversial newly formed online movement Indonesia Tanpa Feminisme (Indonesia without feminism), a somewhat surprising invitee to an event designed to promote women’s rights.
Netizens expressed their concern about the two groups being formally invited by an agency of the Jakarta administration.
Agency head Tuty Kusumawati acknowledged that it was a mistake and said that her office should have paid more attention to the organizations that needed to be invited.
“The mistake was that we invited an organization banned by the government.” Tuty said as reported by tempo.co on Thursday.
