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National scene: Mob attacks PPP headquarters
Dozens of people stormed the headquarters of the United Development Party (PPP) in Menteng, Central Jakarta, in the early hours of Sunday morning
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ozens of people stormed the headquarters of the United Development Party (PPP) in Menteng, Central Jakarta, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
“About 80 people [came to the building] using cars and motorbikes,” PPP deputy chairman Humprey Djemat said on Sunday, as quoted by Antara.
The Islamic party has been crippled for years by a power struggle between two factions.
Humprey is of the faction led by self-proclaimed chairman Djan Faridz, which occupies the headquarters. The other faction is led by Romahurmuziy, who also claims to be the legitimate party chairman.
Humprey added that party officials had reported the attack to the Central Jakarta Police.
The unidentified assailants were seen threatening people inside the building, as recorded by a security camera. The attackers also pushed against the locked gate and threw rocks into the building.
