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Officers from the Public Order Agency take down a potentially controversial banner. (wartakota.tribunnews.com/Rangga Baskoro)
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akarta's Public Order Agency took down on Wednesday a banner that read "The rise of Pribumi Muslims" on Jalan Raya Menteng, Central Jakarta.
The 10-meter banner stretched out on the road near an intersection. In addition to its provocative message, the banner also bore a photo of Jakarta's new governor, Anies Baswedan, and his deputy, Sandiaga Uno.
Santoso, the operational head of Central Jakarta’s Satpol PP, said that the Agency took down the banner to avoid controversy and conflict in the community.
"It is controversial enough. If we keep the banner there, it might cause a misunderstanding. So, as a part of the city administration, we and the police have informed the banner's owner that we will take it down," Santoso said as quoted by Tribunnews.com on Wednesday.
Santoso said that Anies had clarified his controversial speech about pribumi (native Indonesians) and hoped the community would remain peaceful.
"The governor has said that [his speech] referred to native Indonesians and the Dutch during the colonial era. The public should not take it out of context," he said. (dis)
