Jakarta Fanatics – Push, Shove, Shuffle Off!

Well, a bit of a damp squib, last Friday’s fanatic demo, as the cops kept the mob in line  – so traffic disruption was minimal.

Some of the rabble element began pushing and shoving, trying to reach President Jokowi’s State Palace, but having failed to break through, they heeded their leaders and toddled off home.

It’s also interesting to note there was a message relayed to the crowd, from guess who….

….Rizieq!
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• Jakarta Governor candidate Anies Baswedan wins an adoring smile from ferocious FPI ‘grand imam,’ Habib Rizieq, who had suggested the Christian Governor Ahok be slain for unacceptably quoting some Koranic verse –.“We encourage the government to process the death penalty for Ahok as soon as possible,” said Rizieq. 
•  http://www.suara.com/news/2016/10/14/134313

The Fanatic Returns! Indonesian “Scholar” Offers Warm Welcome!

The Fanatic!

Rizieq, once ‘high priest’ of the now-banned vigilante gang, the self-styled Islam Defenders Front, the FPI, has, you may recall, his own ( unfortunately not unique!) ideas on ‘blasphemers.. ‘

But skip that, and note also that his abhorrent son-in-law showed up, another person we have written about.

 

Habib Muhammad Hanif Al-Athos.

 “Never mind, I don’t care. The virtual world says the young person was a  terrorist, I don’t care what they say, Brother….we are Muslims, the young person is a hero, Brother. Allahu akbar, that’s right,” shouted Habib Hanif. https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5238100/mantu-habib-rizieq-sebut-bocah-pelaku-pemenggalan-di-prancis-pahlawan

Brutal Paris Beheader A ‘Hero,’ Says Jakarta Fanatic! 

Al Athos has apparently been declared leader of a new FPI – Front Persaudaraan Islam – Islamic Brotherhood Front!

That’s really thumbing his nose at the government.

It’ll be fascinating to see how the government reacts.

Fanatics Fail To Show Up. So What Next?

After our popular blog-post yesterday…

A Million-Strong Fanatic Mob In Jakarta Today? 

…I’m updating, to confirm that my guess was more or less correct.

Neither Rizieq the Fanatic…The Fanatic Returns! Indonesian “Scholar” Offers Warm Welcome!….nor his equally fanatical son-in-law…Brutal Paris Beheader A ‘Hero,’ Says Jakarta Fanatic! …appeared at Jakarta Police HQ in response to summonses issued over alleged contravention of the rules laid down to stop the spread of the Chinese Virus.

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A quick aside –

Interestingly, Jakarta’s City Governor, Anies Baswedan, who inexplicably chose to drop by for a visit with Rizieq last month, after the ‘grand imam’ got back from so-called ‘exile’ in Saidi Arabia…

• Jakarta Governor candidate Anies Baswedan wins an adoring smile from ferocious FPI ‘grand imam, Habib Rizieq ( pre-‘exile’) who had suggested the Christian Governor Ahok be slain for unacceptably quoting some Koranic verse –.“We encourage the government to process the death penalty for Ahok as soon as possible,” said Rizieq. 
•  http://www.suara.com/news/2016/10/14/134313

…has now tested positive!

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Another quick aside –

Several readers were concerned about my tinsel shopping expedition.

Alas, Carrefour had nothing Christmassy, nor did the Mr DIY store, where I got my tinsel last year.

 I asked a mall info girl for help. She suggested several places I had already been to.

Then she added that I could ask in Asadwa! 

Going to what sounded like a hitherto unknown Egyptian town did not appeal, but I asked how to get there. 

‘Out the door, left, 100 metres. ‘

I thanked her and walked off, thinking that my destination must be very close to Ace Hardware, which I knew was close.  

And it was! 

But no festive decos there either!

Today I tried once more!

Yes!      

Superindo Saves!

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And of course the fanatic mob did not materialise!

When I got home from the shops, I checked local tv news. The police spokesman said the summoned duo might drop by later.

But there was no mob, so I suspected the cop would be disappointed.

Verily!

The Fanatic sent his lawyers, saying he had been in hospital and was now home, ‘resting!’

But the legal team were apparently coy about saying when either Rizieq or his son-in-law might deign to appear – BTW, the son-in-law was not in hospital, unless as part of the fanatic team that spirited Rizieq out the hospital’s back door…

https://en.tempo.co/read/1410039/police-to-probe-bogor-ummi-hospital-directors

…and that episode, now a raging controversy, along with his diagnosis, is so bizarre that I prefer to direct you to another media link!

Funnily enough, no actual doctor’s note was available for police inspection.

A continuing saga…

Brutal Paris Beheader A ‘Hero,’ Says Jakarta Fanatic!

After our report on the return of Rizieq…

The Fanatic Returns! Indonesian “Scholar” Offers Warm Welcome!

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• FPI ‘grand imam, Habib Rizieq, who condemned Jakarta’s then-Governor Ahok for unacceptably quoting some Koranic verse –.
• “We encourage the government to process the death penalty for Ahok as soon as possible,” said Rizieq. 
•  http://www.suara.com/news/2016/10/14/134313/ 
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….we will have to be careful about which fanatic we’re referring to, because there are quite a few of them in Indonesia!

At the airport to meet the ‘Grand Imam,’ a number of these fanatics were assembled, and it’s worth mentioning their names, as they may not be familiar to our newer readers.

Munarman, for one, deserves mention…

….he who infamously called for people to “hunt down ‘liberals’ in their neighborhoods, to beat on their doors and expel them.”Jakarta Globe 15/3/12 

• • Look Who’s Talking? FPI Lout Munarman Calls Ahok Arrogant! 

  • He featured in our blog on more than one occasion, as when….
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• …invited onto TVOne to discuss FPI’s hoodlum behaviour, Munarman lost the argument and then totally lost his infantile temper, hurling a glassful of water over the mild-mannered academic who’d bested him.
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….as does Sobri Lubis…

Remember him?

…or more precisely, his infamous rant?

 Just watch the video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7RLCXNdKF4

– which shows him issuing his monstrous call for his devout audience to ‘Bunuh, Bunuh, Bunuh’ (KILL KILL KILL!) Ahmadis, a peaceful, utterly inoffensive religious minority.

https://rossrightangle.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/indonesias-new-moral-movement-who-yelled-kill-kill-kill/

But one not so familiar has been making a name for himself, as we report below!

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Habib Muhammad Hanif Al-Athos

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 “Never mind, I don’t care. The virtual world says the young person was a  terrorist, I don’t care what they say, Brother….we are Muslims, the young person is a hero, Brother. Allahu akbar, that’s right,” shouted Habib Hanif.

https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5238100/mantu-habib-rizieq-sebut-bocah-pelaku-pemenggalan-di-prancis-pahlawan

…That link translates as ‘Habib Rizieq’s Son-in-law Says Beheader in France Is a Hero’

His bloodthirsty message was conveyed at the PA 212 and friends’ demonstration which criticized French President Emmanuel Macron at the French Embassy, ​​Central Jakarta…

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And who the Hell is Habib Hanif, you ask in horror, wondering what sort of man could bring himself to talk in such a barbaric manner?

He’s the son-in-law of Rizieq, that ‘grand imam’ who in fact has been talking in similarly barbaric terms.

…”don’t blame Muslims if tomorrow the insulter’s head is found on the street..”
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Islam-in-Asia/How-firebrand-cleric-Habib-Rizieq-plans-to-Islamize-Indonesia

Rizieq, unlike his son-in-law, has often featured in our blog, and you can look for him via that little ‘Search’ box over to the right.

He has spent time in prison here in Indonesia…

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Indonesian Muslim leader gets jail for inciting violence | Reuters

Oct 29, 2008 —Reuters

….and was in Saudi Arabia for quite a long time, though it wasn’t ‘exile’ – nobody forced him to go there. 

Police question Habib Rizieq in Saudi Arabia https://m.republika.co.id/berita/en/national-politics/17/08/18/ouvp16414-police-question-habib-rizieq-in-saudi-arabia

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Rizieq’s son-in-law – he who hails a vile savage as a ‘hero’ – is prominent in a number of organisations, not least that sectarian band who gave themselves the grand title of ‘alumni’ – the PA 212 Alumni – whom we have mentioned more than once…

…so he is far from insignificant.