Temania

[Wu Han]

BERJAMA Spiritual Leader Placed Under House Arrest, PNT and Munas Leaders Targeted by Regime
1 December 5710

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NATIONAL – The socialist regime in Temania has placed 80-year-old BERJAMA spiritual leader Ahmad Fadhlurrahman Santoso under house arrest at his residence outside Redekarta. Santoso, who gained nationwide prominence as a voice for moderate Ahmadis, and later as the guiding figure of the outlawed Pan-Temanian Ahmadi Front (BERJAMA), faces allegations of “contributing to the rise of Ahmadi fundamentalism and radicalism” and being “likely to undermine national peace and stability” pursuant to the newly enacted National Security and Stability Act. The legislation has granted the People's National Socialist Party (PNSR) regime sweeping authority to detain individuals indefinitely for conduct deemed a threat to "peace, stability, and security."

Authorities arrived at Santoso’s residence shortly before dawn, delivering the formal arrest order and instructing Santoso to remain on the property. Additional military units have been deployed to secure the surrounding neighbourhood, likely out of concern that protests by BERJAMA or other opposition party supporters could erupt in response to the government’s action, demanding the release of Santoso. Security personnel stationed themselves at key access points, while Santoso was allowed limited contact with family members and legal representatives, before they were ordered to leave.

Sources close to Santoso report that authorities offered him the option to leave Temania on the condition that he would not return without explicit government invitation. Santoso reportedly refused, stating, “As a father, I can sacrifice this time with my children and grandchildren, for other families have sacrificed much more, but God willing, I cannot sever my deep connection to the land of my ancestors.”

The government has cited a recent fatwa issued by the militant Ahmadist organization Jamaat al-Ahmadi against communism as indicative of a “broader trend of Ahmadi radicalization,” asserting that Santoso’s organization and leadership of BERJAMA has directly contributed to this development. BERJAMA representatives, however, strongly reject this characterization. They point to the party’s founding charter, which defines BERJAMA as a moderate political organization open to all Temanians regardless of ethnicity or religion, and committed to pluralism, moderation, and democracy, as well as strong opposition to fundamentalist extremism.

Santoso’s house arrest represents a significant escalation in the regime’s crackdown on unregistered opposition parties, including BERJAMA, the Temanian National Party (PNT), and the National Conference (Munas). Until recently, the government appeared to treat these emerging parties with relative indifference, but the opposition’s successful boycott of the recent "National Consultation" has likely spurred the authorities to take more aggressive measures against prominent opposition figures.

An arrest warrant has also been issued for PNT leader Sudarmono, though his current location remains unknown. Munas leader Fahmi Rizal bin Azlan, acting through his Dalibor-based representatives, announced that he intends to report to the National Police Force headquarters in his hometown of Cendara, near the city of Periwa Tan, to address allegations against him and pursue defamation charges against the Minister for the Federal Territory of Periwa Tan, Ahmad Faizal Zulkifli. In a recent pro-government rally, Zulkifli accused bin Azlan of “fomenting Mondesian separatism” and engaging in “reactionary, seditious, and divisive advocacy for the restoration of the Kingdom of Dikurniakan.”

"I am a Temanian, and I will die a Temanian, even at the government's hands if they so see fit," said bin Azlan, through his representatives. "I have never, and will never, advocate for the separation of any part of our united nation from another. In this irrational regime, patriots are described as traitors, young people as terrorists, and Mondesians as a threat to our national unity."

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Suara Temania ("Voice of Temania") is a daily newspaper and online media outlet owned by Temanian Yingdalan businessman Tan Wei Ming, operating out of Dalibor City.