All elements of Indonesian society need to be wary of the activities and movements of former HTI (Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia) in their efforts to try to recruit the younger generation and spread the ideology of the caliphate in the country, because this is clearly very dangerous and completely inconsistent with the nation’s ideology. This.
It is known that thousands of people attended the banned organization (HTI) event at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), East Jakarta. The event entitled ‘Metamorfoshow: It’s Time to be One Ummah’ was held on Saturday 17 February 2024.
As uploaded by one account on social media X (Twitter) named @gagal_hijrah, at least 1,200 people attended the event and on average those who attended were young people. The next generation of the nation was brainwashed by HTI and there is also information that they will also hold similar events again in many cities.
Sadly, the activities and resurgence of the activities of former members of the banned organization that spread the ideology of the Khilafah in Indonesia were deliberately carried out at a time when public attention was focused on counting the votes of the General Election Commission (KPU) in the 2024 political contestation.
When the Indonesian people were holding a democratic party by holding elections, it turned out that HTI was also having a ‘party’ because it turned out that they were not really dead, nor were they asleep, but they continued their movement.
Of the thousands of young people who attended the event at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, they were all brainwashed into agreeing with the ideology of HTI, namely to be able to uphold the existence of the Tahririyah Caliphate in the style of this banned organization.
Even though HTI itself has been officially disbanded by the state, it turns out that the banned organization only took off its ‘clothes’ for a moment. The reason is that their bodies and minds are still very healthy and are even continuing to intensify various movements to undermine the ideology of this nation.
In the Metamorfoshow event at TMII, it contained propaganda that it was as if the Indonesian state had experienced depravity, not only that, but they also spread the teaching that this world was now dilapidated, so that only the Islamic Khilafah was the most appropriate solution to overcome all the depravity. the.
So after completing the event at Taman Mini, it was feared that thousands of young people would have a dangerous spirit, instead of building this nation in accordance with the basic ideology and philosophy of the nation like their predecessors, they would actually have a spirit of the Khilafah. Islamiyah will even fight for these forbidden values at all costs.
After this activity took place, it has now gone viral and has become a topic of discussion for all netizens in Indonesia. Some of the netizens gave their testimonies regarding their observations, that indeed the main targets that former HTIs usually target are students because in fact recently more and more students have suddenly emigrated.
Meanwhile, responding to this incident, the Head of the Terrorism Studies Study Program at the School of Global Strategic Studies, University of Indonesia (SKSG UI), Muhammad Syauqillah, is of the opinion that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) really must pay serious attention to the rise of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia.
How could it not be, serious attention from the Indonesian Government is clearly important because in fact now HTI has shown itself again, especially in the momentum of Indonesia’s leadership transition in 2024.
It is clear that the emergence of HTI is a strong signal that this banned organization still continues to exist in Indonesia. Even though it has been disbanded by the Government, in fact the cells owned by HTI are still firmly entrenched and they even dare to hold activities attended by thousands of young people by spreading clear messages regarding upholding the teachings of the Khilafah.
The existence of the Khilafah movement must of course be a very serious concern and should be watched out for by all parties. All parties should not be easily lulled by the recent trend of decreasing crime and terrorism rates, because in fact the idea of understanding radicalism and extremism is still continuing. surfaced.
Moreover, in the recent era of free use of social media, this has of course increased the vulnerability of the entire community in being exposed to agitation and propaganda by radical and extremist groups.
Therefore, the vigilance of all parties must really be increased as early as possible, even more so regarding the movements of former HTI members who in fact continue to move. They are trying to recruit the young generation of this nation in spreading their ideology of the Khilafah.
