Democrat Party Secretary-General Herman Khaeron stated that his party\nwill support whatever decision President Prabowo Subianto makes,\nparticularly regarding mounting pressure for Indonesia to withdraw from\nthe Board of Peace (BoP) forum.<\/p>\n
He expressed confidence that Prabowo, as Head of State, has\nappropriate considerations when making decisions, especially concerning\nIndonesia\u2019s membership in the forum initiated by US President Donald\nTrump.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur position is aligned with the president. Ultimately, whether to\ncontinue or consider other options regarding the BoP, we remain\nsupportive of the president\u2019s policy,\u201d Herman said at the Parliament,\nPeople\u2019s Consultative Assembly, and Regional Representative Council\ncomplex on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Since last week, calls for Indonesia to withdraw from the BoP have\nbeen amplified by various groups including students, civil society\norganisations, academics, universities, and the Indonesian Ulema Council\n(MUI).<\/p>\n
Through an MUI advisory letter numbered Kep-28\/DP-MUI\/III\/2026, the\nMUI urged the government to revoke Indonesia\u2019s BoP membership. The\ncouncil argues that the Trump-backed forum is ineffective in achieving\ntrue Palestinian independence. This assessment is reinforced by Trump\u2019s\njoint military operations with Israel against Iranian territory.<\/p>\n
Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim, head of MUI\u2019s foreign relations division,\ncharacterised Trump\u2019s attacks as concrete evidence that the US president\nis actually a destroyer of peace rather than its advocate.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, the BoP is increasingly losing moral, political, and even\nlegal legitimacy because it has proven useless for creating genuine\npeace, let alone justice,\u201d Sudarnoto stated in a written statement on\nSunday, 1 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Beyond the MUI, the Central Advisory Board of the Justice Prosperity\nParty (PKS) also urged Prabowo to withdraw Indonesia\u2019s BoP\nmembership.<\/p>\n
Mulyanto, head of PKS\u2019s Central Advisory Board, stated that\nUS-Israeli military operations against Iran have objectively changed the\nstrategic context that underpinned the BoP\u2019s establishment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe a comprehensive and serious evaluation of our BoP\nmembership is urgently needed,\u201d Mulyanto said via WhatsApp message on\nThursday, 5 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Rather than maintaining peace, he argued, the United States has\nprovoked conflict through its attacks on Iran, which resulted in the\ndeath of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali\nHosseini Khamenei last weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvaluating our BoP membership is not an emotional stance, but a\nrational step,\u201d Mulyanto stated.<\/p>\n
Prabowo made the decision to join the BoP while attending the World\nEconomic Forum in Switzerland on Thursday, 22 January. In the presence\nof Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, Prabowo signed the\nBoP charter, formally signalling Indonesia\u2019s agreement to join the\nUS-initiated forum, which is closely aligned with Israel.<\/p>\n
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