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No instruction to bar Anies from pitch: Palace
The Presidential Palace said that there had been no instruction given to bar Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan from joining President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in a post-game ceremony at the pitch of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Saturday night.
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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan speaks to journalists after meeting with Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo at BI headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 5. (JP/Anton Hermansyah)
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he Presidential Palace said that there had been no instruction given to bar Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan from joining President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo during a post-game ceremony at the pitch of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Saturday night.
In a viral video that circulated over the weekend, Anies could be seen being prevented by one member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) from joining Jokowi, who was about to give a trophy to players of the Jakarta soccer club Persija for winning the President's Cup tournament.
Saya sangat tersinggung Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, dihalau oleh seorang paspampres. Mengapa gubernur Jakarta diperlakukan seperti itu di wilayahnya sendiri. PERSIJA adalah klub Jakarta. Anies Baswedan gubernurnya. GBK di Jakarta. Saya protes keras.
Zeng Wei Jian pic.twitter.com/0cYMvuNltR
— ☣Мαℓ ¢σ∂є ∂αтαвαѕє☠ (@AR7Heaven) February 18, 2018
"There was no instruction whatsoever from the President to bar Anies," deputy for the Presidential Press, Media and Information Secretariat Bey Machmudi said in a statement.
Bey further said said that members of the Paspampres only allowed individuals on the list of the President's entourage to join him on the pitch.
Bey also said that President Jokowi and Anies were in good mood during the game with the President congratulating the Jakarta Governor when Persija won the game.
Responding to the incident, Anies said that he did not take it personally. "It did not matter where I was during the game. The most important thing is Persija won and that made me proud," Anies said.
Anies could be seen meeting with Persija players and congratulated after the game was over. Persija won after beating Bali United 3-0.
Paspampres Blunder. Anies didampingi Sandi,malah di eluk2 se Stadion GBK!!
Congrats @Persija_Jkt 👍 pic.twitter.com/ucKwmbSNBx
— 🇲🇨Simasom🇵🇸 (@maulanatigor1) February 18, 2018
