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07JAKARTA2187
2007-08-10 09:33:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
EXTREMIST GROUP PLANS HUGE RALLY IN JAKARTA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 002187
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SUBJECT: EXTREMIST GROUP PLANS HUGE RALLY IN JAKARTA
REF: JAKARTA 00247
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Classified By: POL/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4(b,d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 002187
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SUBJECT: EXTREMIST GROUP PLANS HUGE RALLY IN JAKARTA
REF: JAKARTA 00247
JAKARTA 00002187 001.2 OF 002
Classified By: POL/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4(b,d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Hizbut Tahrir, an extremist group, is
planning a huge rally in Jakarta on August 12. Many Islamic
leaders have been invited to speak as have two GOI ministers.
The police have reportedly told Abu Bakar Bashir, the JI
co-founder, that he cannot speak at the event. Mission has
issued a Warden Message advising AmCits to avoid the area of
the rally. END SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) RALLY FOR THE CALIPHATE: The Indonesian branch of
Hizbut Tahrir (HTI),a hard-line transnational Islamist
movement, plans to hold a rally in Jakarta on August 12.
(Note: Hizbut Tahrir has well-known branches in Jordan and
the UK. The group asserts that it does not support violence
in Indonesia.) The rally is subtitled "It is time for the
Caliphate to Lead the World." HTI has branded the rally as a
forum to solve Indonesia's problems, including poverty,
hunger, illegal logging, etc., according to a full-page
advertisement which ran on August 6 in the Muslim-oriented
Republika newspaper.
3. (SBU) A BIG CROWD: HTI hopes 100,000 people will attend
the event, which will be held at Senayan Stadium in downtown
Jakarta. HTI has claimed that thousands of people from
around the world will attend. In January 2007, a senior HTI
leader told us the group distributes 900,000 copies of its
weekly bulletin, which suggests that the group would probably
be able to drum up thousands of domestic supporters. (Reftel)
Past HTI events, including protests outside the Mission, have
never involved more than 10,000 HTI members, however.
4. (SBU) SPEAKERS: A variety of high-profile Indonesian
religious figures are listed in HTI advertisements as having
agreed to speak at the half-day event, although it is
questionable whether these persons will actually attend. The
figures include: Din Syamsuddin, the head of Muhammadiyah,
Indonesia's second-largest mass-Muslim organization with an
estimated 35 million followers; former Speaker of the
National Legislature (MPR) Amien Rais; and prominent
televangelist Abdullah Gymnmastiar, known as Aa Gym. (Note:
A full list of speakers is contained in para 9.)
5. (SBU) Two GOI ministers are also listed as speakers:
Minister of Youth and Sports Adyaksa Dault and Minister of
Forestry MS Kaban. Both men are associated with Islamist
parties.
6. (C) BASHIR NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK: Abu Bakar Bashir, the
co-founder of the terrorist group Jemmah Islamiya, has
reportedly been told by the police that he cannot speak at
the event, as originally planned. He can attend, however.
GOI contacts have told us that they are closely monitoring
the event.
7. (C) MISSION RESPONSE: Mission will be monitoring the
event closely and issued on August 9 a Warden Message
advising AmCits to avoid the area of the rally. Pol FSN will
attend the rally as an observer and report on the speeches.
8. (C) HTI'S BIG CHANCE: Up to now, HTI has been mainly a
campus fringe group with a small following in Indonesia. The
group is clearly hoping to raise its profile by sponsoring
the rally. If the rally goes well, HTI could gain new
credibility and visibility among Indonesia's extremist
groups.
9. FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS: A full list of scheduled speakers
follows:
--Dr. Imran Waheed (Hizbut Tahrir Europe)
--Ismail Al Wahwah (Hizbut Tahrir Australia)
--Issam Ameera (Hizbut Tahrir Palestine)
JAKARTA 00002187 002.2 OF 002
--Dr. Salim Fredericks (Hizbut Tahrir England)
--Usman Abu Khalil (Hizbut Tahrir Sudan)
--Dr. Hassan Ko Nakata (listed as a "Muslim Intellectual"
from Japan)
--Hafidz Abdurrahman (Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia)
--Abdullah Gymnastiar (independent televangelist)
--Dr. Amien Rais (former head of Muhammadiyah)
--Minister Adyaksa Dault (represents the Prosperous Justice
Party in cabinet, but is also close to retired General
Wiranto.)
--Dr. Din Syamsuddin (Muhammadiyah)
--Zainuddin MZ (popular preacher and former head of the
small Reformation Star Party)
--Habib Rizieq Shihab (Islamic Defenders Front)
--Amrullah Ahmad (Islamic Clerics Council)
--Minister MS Ka'ban (Crescent Moon Party)
HUME
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DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, INR/EAP, ASEC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/09/2017
TAGS: PGOV KDEM KISL PINR KCSY PTER ID
SUBJECT: EXTREMIST GROUP PLANS HUGE RALLY IN JAKARTA
REF: JAKARTA 00247
JAKARTA 00002187 001.2 OF 002
Classified By: POL/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4(b,d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Hizbut Tahrir, an extremist group, is
planning a huge rally in Jakarta on August 12. Many Islamic
leaders have been invited to speak as have two GOI ministers.
The police have reportedly told Abu Bakar Bashir, the JI
co-founder, that he cannot speak at the event. Mission has
issued a Warden Message advising AmCits to avoid the area of
the rally. END SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) RALLY FOR THE CALIPHATE: The Indonesian branch of
Hizbut Tahrir (HTI),a hard-line transnational Islamist
movement, plans to hold a rally in Jakarta on August 12.
(Note: Hizbut Tahrir has well-known branches in Jordan and
the UK. The group asserts that it does not support violence
in Indonesia.) The rally is subtitled "It is time for the
Caliphate to Lead the World." HTI has branded the rally as a
forum to solve Indonesia's problems, including poverty,
hunger, illegal logging, etc., according to a full-page
advertisement which ran on August 6 in the Muslim-oriented
Republika newspaper.
3. (SBU) A BIG CROWD: HTI hopes 100,000 people will attend
the event, which will be held at Senayan Stadium in downtown
Jakarta. HTI has claimed that thousands of people from
around the world will attend. In January 2007, a senior HTI
leader told us the group distributes 900,000 copies of its
weekly bulletin, which suggests that the group would probably
be able to drum up thousands of domestic supporters. (Reftel)
Past HTI events, including protests outside the Mission, have
never involved more than 10,000 HTI members, however.
4. (SBU) SPEAKERS: A variety of high-profile Indonesian
religious figures are listed in HTI advertisements as having
agreed to speak at the half-day event, although it is
questionable whether these persons will actually attend. The
figures include: Din Syamsuddin, the head of Muhammadiyah,
Indonesia's second-largest mass-Muslim organization with an
estimated 35 million followers; former Speaker of the
National Legislature (MPR) Amien Rais; and prominent
televangelist Abdullah Gymnmastiar, known as Aa Gym. (Note:
A full list of speakers is contained in para 9.)
5. (SBU) Two GOI ministers are also listed as speakers:
Minister of Youth and Sports Adyaksa Dault and Minister of
Forestry MS Kaban. Both men are associated with Islamist
parties.
6. (C) BASHIR NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK: Abu Bakar Bashir, the
co-founder of the terrorist group Jemmah Islamiya, has
reportedly been told by the police that he cannot speak at
the event, as originally planned. He can attend, however.
GOI contacts have told us that they are closely monitoring
the event.
7. (C) MISSION RESPONSE: Mission will be monitoring the
event closely and issued on August 9 a Warden Message
advising AmCits to avoid the area of the rally. Pol FSN will
attend the rally as an observer and report on the speeches.
8. (C) HTI'S BIG CHANCE: Up to now, HTI has been mainly a
campus fringe group with a small following in Indonesia. The
group is clearly hoping to raise its profile by sponsoring
the rally. If the rally goes well, HTI could gain new
credibility and visibility among Indonesia's extremist
groups.
9. FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS: A full list of scheduled speakers
follows:
--Dr. Imran Waheed (Hizbut Tahrir Europe)
--Ismail Al Wahwah (Hizbut Tahrir Australia)
--Issam Ameera (Hizbut Tahrir Palestine)
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--Dr. Salim Fredericks (Hizbut Tahrir England)
--Usman Abu Khalil (Hizbut Tahrir Sudan)
--Dr. Hassan Ko Nakata (listed as a "Muslim Intellectual"
from Japan)
--Hafidz Abdurrahman (Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia)
--Abdullah Gymnastiar (independent televangelist)
--Dr. Amien Rais (former head of Muhammadiyah)
--Minister Adyaksa Dault (represents the Prosperous Justice
Party in cabinet, but is also close to retired General
Wiranto.)
--Dr. Din Syamsuddin (Muhammadiyah)
--Zainuddin MZ (popular preacher and former head of the
small Reformation Star Party)
--Habib Rizieq Shihab (Islamic Defenders Front)
--Amrullah Ahmad (Islamic Clerics Council)
--Minister MS Ka'ban (Crescent Moon Party)
HUME