REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- MUI Chairman KH Maruf Amin said Indonesia has Indonesia adopted and agrees with system of republic as a national pillar.

"Indonesia adopts and agrees with system of republic as a national pillar. We no longer need to talk about khilafah," Maruf Amin said after the opening of a Muslim Economic Congress 2017 in the capital city last month. 

Maruf was asked to comment about move by Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to convene an "International Khilafah Forum" in the capital city. The forum was suspected as seeking to replace the present government system with caliphate (Khilafah). 

He said Indonesian leaders from any religious sects already agreed with the existing system and the rise of new system would only trigger new instability.

"Agreement is already reached. This noise about khilafah is caused by a new group that wants other system," Maruf Amin said commenting on plan to hold "International Khilafah Forum" in Jakarta.

The Jakarta police has announced it would not allow Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) to convene an "International Khilafah Forum" in the capital city.

A police spokesman said police had analyzed and evaluated potential impact of the forum and decided not to give the permit, adding the Jakarta police intelligence had data about the forum, but he did elaborate.

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