REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy Secretary General of Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), cleric Tengku Zulkarnain assessed National Police chief Tito Karnavian's speech in a viral video is provocative. He asked to apologize over his controversial statement. 

"I am disspointed and objected to Tito's speech that is provocative, not educational, blind of history, unfair, and prone to trigger conflict. I and the ummah are now waiting for an apology," said Tengku on Tuesday (Jan 30).

Tengku said he has wrote an open letter on his Facebook account that was uploaded on January 29. In the letter, he revealed the history of Islamic mass organizations, other than Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, in fighting for Indonesia's independence

"Through this open letter, I, Tengku Zulkarnain convey my protest over National Police chief's speech and ask him to apologize, also withdraw his statement because it has no ethics and could divide the unity of Indonesian nation,"Tengku wrote.

In the video, Tito ordered all Metro Police chief to build network with NU and Muhammadiyah at the provincial level. 

Meanwhile, all police sub-regions should also held activities to strengthen the mass organizations branch in the districts and cities. Tito said the sectoral police chief obliged to build synergy with NU and Muhammadiyah, not with other organizations. "(Synergy) with other organizations is not our priority. They were not founders of the country. They would probably intended to destroy the country," Tito remarked.

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