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Yogyakarta activists protest Budi's inauguration as deputy chief
Man behind the mask: Yogyakarta Anti-corruption Civil Society Coalition activists wear face masks of Comr
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span class="caption">Man behind the mask: Yogyakarta Anti-corruption Civil Society Coalition activists wear face masks of Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan with crosses through them in protest at his appointment as deputy National Police chief. They called on President Joko Widodo to cancel Budi's inauguration as he still has the status of a graft suspect. (JP/Bambang Muryanto).
Yogyakarta Anti-Corruption Civil Society Coalition activists tore up a copy of the Nawacita document containing the vision, mission and working programs of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's administration in protest of the inauguration of Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as deputy National Police chief during a press conference in Yogyakarta on Thursday.
The coalition said Budi was a graft suspect and urged the President to cancel his inauguration.
'President Jokowi must take responsibility for the inauguration of Budi as deputy National Police chief, which was not done in line with procedure. We are doubtful about Jokowi's commitment to corruption eradication,' said Wazingatu Zakiyah, an activist of the Women's Anti-Corruption Movement, one of the coalition members.
She was speaking at the press conference held at the Countercorruption Study Center (PUKAT) at Gadjah Mada University on Thursday.
Dozens of NGO activists wore masks bearing a likeness to Budi emblazoned with a big cross to demonstrate their rejection of his inauguration. The activists also brandied banners rejecting Budi.
At the end of the press conference, they tore up the Nawacita document together.
National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti inaugurated Budi as his deputy in a closed-door ceremony at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday. (ebf)(+++)
