Daily Chairman of the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian\nSolidarity Party (PSI) Ahmad Ali has spoken out regarding the reporting\nof Jusuf Kalla over his statements during a sermon at the Gadjah Mada\nUniversity (UGM) Mosque in Yogyakarta.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Ali emphasised that the reporting has no connection to the\nparty. He described the reporting action as a personal initiative, even\nthough the reporter, Sahat Martin Philip Sinurat, is known to be a PSI\ncadre.<\/p>\n
Currently, Sahat Martin serves as the head of the Party Ideology\nDivision of the PSI Central Executive Board. He is also the General\nChairman of the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (GAMKI).<\/p>\n
Ahmad Ali stated that the party never issued any instructions\nregarding the reporting. \u201cThat is not as a PSI cadre reporting,\u201d said\nAhmad Ali when met by journalists at the residence of former President\nJoko Widodo in Sumber, Banjarsari Subdistrict, Solo, Central Java, on\nThursday, 16 April 2026.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Ali explained that the reporting was carried out through GAMKI\nalong with several other organisations. He viewed the step as an\nindividual\u2019s right guaranteed by law. However, he assured that PSI has\nno interest in the reporting process.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs individuals, they have an organisation called GAMKI and there are\n20 organisations behind it, then they carried out the reporting. That is\nguaranteed by law,\u201d said Ahmad Ali.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Ali revealed that Jusuf Kalla had contacted him directly to\ndiscuss the situation. In the near future, he plans to facilitate a\nmeeting between the relevant parties to ease the tension. This mediation\neffort is hoped to clarify the misunderstanding that occurred. \u201cInsya\nAllah, in the near future we will hold a meeting, mediation,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to Ahmad Ali, this polemic should not continue to develop\nand become excessive public attention. He reminded all parties,\nincluding the media, to be more careful in responding to sensitive\nissues. He also assessed that such matters are often exaggerated. \u201cDon\u2019t\njudge too easily,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Ali disclosed that the party leadership had previously reminded\ncadres not to take reporting actions. However, PSI still respects the\nbackground of cadres who are also active in other organisations.\nAccording to him, those organisations existed before the cadres joined\nPSI. \u201cWe already had a meeting with the general chairman to remind\neveryone of the situation not to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Ali added that organisations like GAMKI have grounds to express\nobjections if they feel there are statements that do not align with\ntheir beliefs. He viewed the step as part of the organisation\u2019s\nexpression in defending the teachings they believe in. \u201cBut on the other\nhand, we must also respect that before PSI existed, those organisations\nwere already there. So we must respect their personal rights,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Going forward, Ahmad Ali plans to bring Sahat Martin and Jusuf Kalla\ntogether. In his capacity as part of the Indonesian Mosque Council\n(DMI), Ahmad Ali admitted he has a moral responsibility towards Jusuf\nKalla.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will talk to Mr Sahat, I will talk to Mr JK. Insya Allah, I am\nconfident, Sahat is my younger brother, Mr JK is my older brother,\u201d said\nAhmad Ali.<\/p>\n
However, he emphasised that every individual still has personal\nresponsibility for their actions. The same applies to PSI cadres\ninvolved in the reporting. He is optimistic that dialogue can be a way\nout to ease the polemic that occurred. This effort is hoped to end the\nuproar in the public sphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will try my utmost to bring them together for this mediation so\nthat this commotion can end,\u201d said Ahmad Ali.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Ahmad Ali emphasised that his efforts to bring the two\nparties together are also not on party instructions. He reiterated that\nPSI has no involvement in the reporting. \u201cPSI has no business with this\nmatter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Christian\nYouth Movement along with several organisations reported former Vice\nPresident Jusuf Kalla to the Metro Jaya Police. The report relates to\nJK\u2019s statements in the sermon at Gadjah Mada University Mosque. The\nreporting was carried out in response to the polemic that emerged in the\npublic sphere.<\/p>\n
GAMKI General Chairman Sahat Martin stated that JK\u2019s statements were\ndeemed to cause unrest in society. He said the report is hoped to bring\nthe matter to the legal route for clearer resolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe reported to the Metro Jaya Police so that these statements that\nhave caused uproar in society and social media can be more directed and\nthen resolved legally,\u201d he said in a written statement on Monday, 13\nApril 2026.<\/p>\n
The reporters submitted the report on Sunday night, 12 April 2026.\nThe reports are recorded with numbers LP\/B\/2547\/IV\/2026\/SPKT\/POLDA METRO\nJAYA, LP\/B\/2546\/IV\/2026\/SPKT\/POLDA METRO JAYA, and\nLP\/B\/2550\/2026\/SPKT\/POLDA METRO JAYA. All reports have the same\nregistration date, namely 12 April 2026.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/psi-reporting-of-jusuf-kalla-not-the-partys-stance-1776394246", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }