Police look into viral azan call for jihad in Petamburan
Published on: Thursday, December 03, 2020
By: Tempo
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JAKARTA: The Jakarta Tanah Abang Police precinct on Tuesday announced that it has mobilised a number of its personnel to investigate a video, that went viral on social media, showing a person reciting the azan [call to prayer] containing calls for jihad.This section of the azan originally calls people to take prayers but has been changed into ‘hayya alal jihad’ which calls people to commit jihad. Police believe this has taken place in Central Jakarta’s Petamburan area.
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The video emerged after the fact that police will be summoning Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab for questioning. The video shows a number of people wearing white robes listening to the azan and raising their fists into the air in response to the calls for jihad.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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