For many, the rejection by indigenous Dayak tribesmen in Central Kalimantan of the presence of the Islamic Defenders Front is understandable, given the hard-line group’s track record, while others say there’s more to the incident than meets the eye.
The chairman of the Indonesia Council of Ulema (MUI), Amidhan, said the hundreds of tribesmen who stormed Tjilik Riwut Airport in Palangkaraya on Saturday — to stop front members arriving for the opening of an FPI office in Central Kalimantan — must have been infiltrated by provocateurs. [baca]