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Jakartans from Wonogiri asked to avoid Feb. 11 rally
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Hundreds of police officers and military personnel secure the National Police headquarters as members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) stage a mass rally on Monday to demand the dismissal of West Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan. (JP/Safrin La Batu)
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undreds of thousands of Wonogiri people who reside in Jakarta have been asked by Wonogiri deputy regent Edy Santoso to maintain peace in the capital during the Jakarta gubernatorial election by not participating in the upcoming rally.
Edy also called on them to focus on their own work rather than contributing to the polarizing attitudes that have arisen in arguably the most divisive Jakarta election in the capital's history.
He delivered the message during a meeting with religious leaders from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah in the Wonigiri administration office on Friday.
“The political situation is heated, especially in regions having elections. Wonogirians outside the regency, please don’t join the fray, especially those in Jakarta,” he said.
The Feb. 11 rally was planned by the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Council's Fatwa (GNPF-MUI), the same group that led the large-scale rallies on Nov. 11 and Dec. 12.
Edy said so far he had yet to receive any reports on groups from Wonogiri that would join the rally on Saturday.
In the meeting, NU and Muhammadiyah leaders in Wonogiri had also confirmed that their members would not go to Jakarta. (evi)
