The police search the grounds of the United States: bring the flag of the organization to the events of the national day of Santri

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The investigator of the crime branch of the Java police found a man in the United States (34 years old) in Bandung, West Java, on Thursday (10/25/2018).

We were safe for allegedly carrying the Indonesian flag Hizbut Thahrir (HTI) during the Santri National Day celebration on Limbangan Square, Garut, West Java, on Monday, October 22, 2018. The flag itself was burned by a group of people, provoking a controversy.

High Commissioner Umar Surya Fana of the National Criminal Affairs Directorate of the National Police said investigators were still exploring a number of things in the United States.

"First, what is the motive for him to bring the flag on Santri's national holiday," Umar told Kompas.com by phone Thursday night.

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Indeed, investigators are getting information that the committee has established a regulation prohibiting participants from wearing the HTI flag, as the organization is banned in Indonesia. Therefore, the statement of the issue by the United States was deemed necessary.

Secondly, investigators also want to know if anyone asked him to carry the flag during the commemoration of Santri National Day. At the same time, did the United States ask three more people to burn the flag?

"Currently, the investigator continues to explore the relevant locations to find answers to questions that have been posed up to now, so as to get a complete picture of the HTI incident under fire. burning, "said the former investigator of the National Police.

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The United States was reportedly arrested Thursday afternoon in Jalan Laswi, Bandung City. As we know, the United States comes from Garut. However, he works and lives every day in Bandung.

The flag itself was burned at the Santri celebration on the grounds of Limbangan Square in Garut on Monday (22/10/2018). The video on the burning flag is viral and appalling in the world of social media.

The minister responsible for coordinating political and legal affairs, Wiranto, held a press conference and said that the police were handling the case. Wiranto also called on the community to remain calm and not be provoked by the incident.