South and Southeast Asia Hizb ut-Tahrir

1 south , southeast asia

1.1 indonesia , malaysia
1.2 bangladesh
1.3 pakistan

south , southeast asia
indonesia , malaysia

hizb ut-tahrir used work openly in indonesia , may 8, 2017 indonesian government declared ban on hizb ut-tahrir. indonesia has been called party s strongest base , in august 2007 tens of thousands of people demonstrated in support of caliphate in stadium in jakarta.

the party introduced in indonesia in 1983 jordanian-lebanese abdur-rahman al-baghdadi. of 2004 led muhammad ismail yusanto. started underground campus movement , of 2004 remained largely campus based well-attended rallies , meetings without government restrictions .

according international crisis group ht indonesia may have ties violent extremist groups such jemaah islamiyah, group responsible bali bombing in october 2002.

on january 14, 2016, 4 assailants staged bomb , firearm attack in jakarta 8 people (including 4 assailants) died. indonesian police named bahrun naim, principal organizer of attack. bahrun indonesian based in syria islamic state , before studied hizbut tahrir (both ht , islamic state in favor of new caliphate). ht indonesia spokesman muhammad ismail yusanto stated bahrun expelled hizbut tahrir when found out secretly hiding weapon . on september 17, 2015 selangor (malaysia) fatwa committee declared hizbut tahrir deviant group , said followers of pro-caliphate movement continue spread ideologies , teachings in state face legal action.

on may 8, 2017, indonesia government announced plans disband hizb-ut tahrir within indonesia, against indonesia s legislative foundation of pancasila, ideology based on multi-faith democracy.

bangladesh

the party officially launched in bangladesh in 2000, , banned government in 2009 involvement in militant activities . despite group has members , sympathisers in administration, different security agencies, higher educational institutes, mosques , madrasas , , active in online , offline activities such websites , facebook according mohammad jamil khan.

as of 2008, leader of ht’s branch in bangladesh thought british national zituzzaman hoque, ht admits member of party. hoque lectures @ independent university in bangladesh.

on 19 january 2012, bangladesh army pointed hizb ut-tahrir s involvement in foiled coup plotted in december 2011 topple government. on 23 january 2012 rapid action battalion (rab) arrested dr. golam haider rasul, physician of united hospital of dhaka connection organization.

pakistan

in pakistan, ht activities officially launched in late 2000 , increased after 9/11 . ht opened own publishing house in peshawar benefit of central asian states northwest. efforts recreate caliphate in central asia believed supported extremist groups such jamaat-e-islami, sepah-e sahaba, , tanzeem’e islami , according zeyon baran. hizb ut-tahrir proscribed pakistani president general musharraf in 2004. in october 2004, ht led march of thousands pakistani high commission in london, calling removal of musharraf, declaring: pakistan army: why silent? ban lifted in 2005.

according senior obama administration official interviewed journalist seymour hersh in 2009, ht has penetrated pakistani military , have cells in army. hersh reports pakistan army denies this.

about hizb ut-tahrir s activities in pakistan , subsequent political crackdown multan bench of lahore high court said in march 2005 : hizb ut-tahrir has shown dissatisfaction on policies of [pakistan] government right of each , every citizen ... unable understand how distribution of these pamphlets in general public termed terrorism or sectarianism. on 17 october 2009, example, 35 ht members , supporters, including key leaders , nuclear scientist, arrested in islamabad under anti-terrorism legislation.

pakistani author ahmed rashid writes in jihad: rise of militant islam in central asia, there strong links , cooperation between rank , file of hizb ut-tahrir , islamic movement of uzbekistan when same village or town. however, according jean-françois mayer of swiss federal department of foreign affairs, insinuation party turn violent , has links imu inaccurate; comments attributed member contradicted party s ideas . representatives of hizb ut-tahrir report have repeatedly attempted contact ahmed rashid in order make views known, have not succeeded. considering writing rebuttal of book.

in august 2012, brigadier , 3 majors in pakistan army convicted of being members of hizb-ut-tahrir (technically banned organisation ), first time senior army officers in pakistan had been convicted , jailed on associations banned organizations. officers had allegedly attempted recruit officers group including commander of army’s 111 brigade, covers capital , has been historically linked army coups. 1 critic (michael kugelman) quoted oct. 21 2011 appeal posted on ht pakistani web site “to generals, air marshals , navy admirals , officers of pakistan armed forces: being real rulers of country, through can ummah liberated current crises, hardship , calamities faces @ hands of western capitalist states,” example of ht s targeting of military in hopes of formenting coup. shahzad sheikh, ht pakistan’s deputy spokesman, stated in 2009: ‘it military hold power (in pakistan) , asking them give allegiance hizb ut-tahrir . taji-farouki describes ht operating openly despite 2003 ban. in 2016 dawn reported crackdown on ht