Obama statue removed from Menteng Park

JAKARTA: Organizers who set up the statue of young Barack Obama removed it from Menteng Park, Central Jakarta, on Sunday night.

The statue will be moved to state elementary school SDN 01 Menteng Besuki, Central Jakarta, where Obama received some of his elementary education.

"It is better for the statue to be there," Ron Muller, one of the statue's patrons, was quoted as saying by news portal tempointeraktif.com.

Zainal Suleman, an officer from Central Jakarta primary education sub-agency, was also present.

He said the statue's removal was requested by teachers, alumni and students of the elementary school. - JP