Indonesia to disband hard-line Islamic group Hizbut

FILE - In this Saturday, May 30, 2015 file photo, members of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia wave flags during a rally calling for the creation of Islamic caliphate and the implementation of Sharia law in Jakarta. Indonesia's top Security Minister Wiranto, who goes by one name, said Monday, May 8, 2017, the government will take legal measures to dissolve the hard-line Islamic group that favors a global caliphate for Muslim nations. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2011 file photo, a member of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia wears a jacket with embroidery that reads "Caliphate leads the world" during a rally outside the presidential palace in Jakarta. Indonesia's top Security Minister Wiranto, who goes by one name, said Monday, May 8, 2017, the government will take legal measures to dissolve the hard-line Islamic group that favors a global caliphate for Muslim nations. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) (The Associated Press)

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia's top security minister says the government will take legal measures to dissolve a hard-line Islamic group that favors a global caliphate for Muslim nations.

Wiranto, who goes by one name, announced the action against Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia in a brief meeting with reporters.

He said Monday that the "activities of HTI are strongly indicated to be running against Pancasila (Indonesia's pluralistic state ideology) and the constitution."

The move comes after the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was shaken by massive protests by conservative Muslim groups against the minority Christian governor of Jakarta.

Wiranto says, "the activities of HTI have clearly caused conflict in society" and threaten the integrity of the state.

Hizbut was one of several hard-line groups behind the protests.