05 June 2008 - To prevent any actions by people who want to see FPI disbanded, the regional branch of FPI in Pekanbaru, Riau, has brought itself to readiness to fight possible crowds demanding the disbandment of FPI. The head of the regional branch there, Haris Kampai, said that they would fight anyone near their office demanding the disbandment of FPI. “The Riau branch of FPI has never had any anarchist behavior, it’s Ahmadiyah that should be disbanded, not FPI”, said Haris, pointing at a sect that is said to deviate from Islam.

Earlier this afternoon, hundreds of people from various elements from the Indonesian society showed up at the FPI branch office in Bandung, West Java, where they also demanded the disbandment of the FPI. The office is heavily guarded by local police because there were already rumors about groups arriving to demonstrate. Some people carried posters saying “FPI anti Pancasila” and “FPI are animals with turban”.

In Bogor, West Java, some 200 people gathered themselves near the local office of FPI to demand disbandment of the radical Islamic group there as well. All protests are still peaceful, but fears are still that things could go wrong if one of the sides replies a provocation.