Jakarta – Thousands of activists of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on Monday staged a rally at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)/House of Representatives (DPR), demanding the implementation of Syariah Islam (Islamic Law) as stipulated in the Jakarta Charter.

Clad in white shirts and headdresses, the activists arrived at the entrance gate of the MPR/DPR building at 10:20 a.m. and staged oration, Antara reported. Their action caused traffic jam in the area, mainly on the traffic from the Semanggi cloverleaf to Slipi area.

The activists carried FPI's banner and posters, which read among others: "Uphold the Islamic Law" and "Fight against Immoral Deeds." The FPI leaders said while staging the oration that the MPR and DPR should enact and insert the Jakarta Charter into the Preamble of the 1945 Constitution. The protest was the first of its kind in the past two months.