Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Chairman of the Islam Defenders' Front (FPI) Habib Rizieq said members of his organization had abandoned violence as a way of expressing their aspirations.
Habib made the statement during meeting with Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali here on Friday.
"Violence is no longer our method. We have abandoned it," he said.
The FPI had become known as a hardline mass organization that often resorts to violence when protesting against a group of people or things that according to them ran against Islamic teachings.
Meanwhile, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali after the Friday meeting with Habib Rizieq expressed appreciation towards FPI's willingness to change its violence-prone actions.
"FPI must put forward gentle and persuasive ways in speaking their thought to the public instead of using violence," he said.(IGT)
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Habib made the statement during meeting with Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali here on Friday.
"Violence is no longer our method. We have abandoned it," he said.
The FPI had become known as a hardline mass organization that often resorts to violence when protesting against a group of people or things that according to them ran against Islamic teachings.
Meanwhile, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali after the Friday meeting with Habib Rizieq expressed appreciation towards FPI's willingness to change its violence-prone actions.
"FPI must put forward gentle and persuasive ways in speaking their thought to the public instead of using violence," he said.(IGT)
Editor : Masuki
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