CNN Indonesia
Saturday, 09 Sep 2023 20:56 IWST
Head of BNPT Komjen Pol. Rycko Amelza Dahniel clarified his statement regarding controlling mosques. (CNN Indonesia/Ramadhan Rizki Saputra)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Komjen Pol. Rycko Amelza Dahniel admitted that the government would not be able to control it mosques in Indonesia because there are so many.
“Then in Indonesia, even if the government were given the authority to control it would not be able to do so. Our mosques are spread out widely. State-owned mosques, privately owned mosques, building Islamic boarding schools in which there are mosques, will not be the same,” he said at the ‘National Consolidation’ event held held at the Royal Kuningan Hotel, Jakarta, Friday (8/9).
Previously, Rycko proposed that the government control places of worship when he was present at the DPR Commission III meeting some time ago. He believes that the proposal imitates regulations in Malaysia, Singapore, several countries in the Middle East and Africa.
According to him, the government can monitor every worship agenda held by a place of worship to monitor religious figures conveying da’wah and to avoid the presence of narratives of violence in places of worship.
Regarding this controversy, Rycko clarified that the initial emergence of this proposal was when a member of Commission III of the DPR highlighted a mosque owned by Pertamina in an area whose lectures often mocked the government and spread feelings of hatred.
At that meeting, member of Commission III DPR RI Safaruddin touched on PT KAI employees who were exposed to radicalism and related terrorism cases.
Responding to the statement from the members of Commission III, Rycko only gave the example that countries such as Qatar and Morocco can control their mosques because the mosques belong to the state government.
“Just say that it’s a red plate mosque, the government can’t control red plate mosques, what about other mosques,” he said.
Therefore, Rycko proposed that control of mosques in Indonesia be carried out in a pentahelix manner involving many parties, such as religious leaders, the MUI, the government and even academics.
“The controls that are carried out must also be carried out together, starting to build. So I wanted to emphasize this yesterday,” said Rycko.
His proposal at Commission III itself has drawn criticism from several religious organizations, including Muhammadiyah.
(rzr/arh)
2023-09-09 13:56:41
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