Indonesia to disband hardline Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir

Jakarta

INDONESIA is to disband an Islamist group that calls for a state based on syariah law, citing concern it undermines a secular state ideology in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country, officials said on Monday.

Chief security minister Wiranto said a government panel had evaluated Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), which seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate, and decided to take legal steps to disband it.

The group is the Indonesian branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a …