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4,600 personnel to secure Friday march against Ahok
The Jakarta Police deployed on Friday 4,600 security personnel to guard a march demanding the North Jakarta District Court to hand down the maximum sentence to Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama in his blasphemy case
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Thousands of people led by the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Council of Ulema's Fatwa (GNPF MUI) stage a massive rally in protest against Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s alleged blasphemous remarks in Jakarta, Nov. 4, 2016. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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he Jakarta Police deployed on Friday 4,600 security personnel to guard a march demanding the North Jakarta District Court to hand down the maximum sentence to Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama in his blasphemy case.
Some 1,500 participants of the rally, organized by the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Council's Fatwa (GNPF-MUI), started their march at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta and head the North Jakarta Court.
"We have stationed 4,600 personnel, from the Istiqlal Mosque to the court building," Central Jakarta Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Suyudi Ario Seto said before the rally on Friday.
"We will also close the surrounding roads. Areas around the State Palace will also be cleared. The crowd [of protestors] will be directed toward Pecenongan and then straight to the court," he said.
The court is scheduled on May 9 to read its verdict against Ahok, who once stated that the blasphemy case had been orchestrated. (dea)
