PKS Urges Prabowo to Consider Indonesia's Withdrawal from the Board of Peace

Jakarta, VIVA – The Deputy Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI), Hidayat Nur Wahid, has questioned the consistency of the Board of Peace (BoP) in the face of a conflict that is spreading. The PKS politician argues that if the war is not halted, it is reasonable to question the BoP’s effectiveness and moral legitimacy. ‘As I said earlier, BoP is meant to bring peace, not only in Palestine but in other conflict areas as well. But it seems those who created BoP are now the ones who are expanding the war,’ Hidayat told reporters on Tuesday 3 March 2026. He said this condition means Indonesia’s position should be reassessed, especially since the government had previously signalled an option to withdraw from BoP if its main objective is not achieved. ‘So it is reasonable that the effectiveness of this peace institution is in question. Its moral legitimacy is also in doubt,’ he said. Hidayat stressed that Indonesia’s initial commitment to joining BoP was to stop the war and defend Palestine’s independence. Yet the on-the-ground facts are seen as the opposite. ‘If it turns out that the war is not stopped but widened, I think it is entirely reasonable for the President to realise the commitment to stop the war,’ he said. He also highlighted public calls for Indonesia to leave BoP. ‘More than 64 figures and 60 civil society organisations have signed a petition urging Indonesia to leave BoP. I welcome that demand, and it would be very good if Mr Prabowo truly considers it, because Indonesia’s presence should not be used as a stamp of legitimacy to widen the war,’ he said. Separately, Hidayat continued to support President Prabowo Subianto’s move to take on a mediation role. However, he reminded that diplomacy must remain within the framework of an independent and active foreign policy. ‘Because he is again the president of a sovereign state whose policy is independent and active, not a BoP member. BoP has, in fact, not stopped the war; rather it has contributed to the expansion of the war,’ he concluded.