Teuku Wariza Aris Munandar
Born (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesT. Warija Arismunandar
Occupations
  • Activist
  • politician
Known forLeading the 2023 Banda Aceh anti-Rohingya protest
Political partyGerindra Party

Teuku Wariza Aris Munandar (born 15 October 1998), also known as T. Warija Arismunandar, is an Indonesian activist and politician. He was the leader of the Banda Aceh anti-Rohingya protest in December 2023.

Early life

Munandar was born on 15 October 1998 in Gampong Baru, Pasie Raja District, as the eldest child of Fauziah and Teuku Rusli.[1][2] He went to Al-Washliyah University in Banda Aceh.[1] Munandar joined the Gerindra Party by joining Hadi Surya Youth Front, an organization owned by Hadi Surya who was a Gerindra leader in South Aceh Regency.[3] On 31 March 2022, he was arrested in Jeulingke Village, Syiah Kuala Regency on charges of consuming methamphetamine, and was sentenced to two years in prison in September 2022.[1] By the time of the Banda Aceh anti-Rohingya protest in December 2023, he had been released.[1]

Anti-Rohingya protest

On 27 December 2023, Munandar led hundreds of universitY students in Aceh, Indonesia, representing the Nusantara Student Executive Board to protest and demand the deportation of 137 Rohingya refugees from shelters at Meuseraya Aceh Hall in Banda Aceh.[4] He and other rioters stormed the shelter and forcibly moved the refugees to the Aceh Ministry of Law and Human Rights Office with a truck.[5]

The protest was covered by international media. Al Jazeera described the riot as the latest acts of discrimination against Myanmar's minority groups who are experiencing persecution, and the Associated Press who characterized it as a harsh act of hostility.[6] On 28 December, when his action was publicly linked with the Gerindra Party, Munandar denied it and said that the action was purely based on the results of joint deliberations with the student president.[7] On 29 December, he forcibly moved the refugees again, this time back to Meuseraya Aceh Hall, due to the lack of proper facilities at the Ministry.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Koordinator Mahasiswa Usir Paksa Rohingya Sempat Napi Kasus Narkoba". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ↑ Hasyim, ed. (2012-03-17). "T Wariza Juara Pidato Peringatan Maulid". Tribun (in Indonesian).
  3. ↑ "Profil Teuku Wariza: Disorot Al-Jazeera, Diduga Korlap Pengusiran Pengungsi Rohingnya". suara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Kronologi Mahasiswa Usir Pengungsi Rohingya di Banda Aceh". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ↑ "Anti-Rohingya protesters storm Indonesia refugee shelter demanding deportation". CNN. 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ↑ "Media Internasional Sorot Pengusiran Pengungsi Rohingya di Aceh". KOMPAS.tv (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ↑ Saifullah, Mhd. "Aksi Mahasiswa Tolak Rohingya Dikaitkan dengan Parpol, Ini Kata Korlap". IDN Times Sumut (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ↑ Lubis, Ahmad Arfah Fansuri. "Mahasiswa Aceh Bawa Lagi Pengungsi Rohingya ke Penampungan". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-30.


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