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View all search resultsBali officials condemned for racist statement about protesters
The Bali Police have arrested 10 suspects from the Aug. 30 riot while five other suspects were not detained for being underaged.
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Bali Governor Wayan Koster (center) meets with online motorcycle taxi drivers on Aug. 31 at his official residence in Denpasar. Koster asked the drivers to stop their demonstration following riots in front of the Bali Police headquarters and the Bali Provincial Legislature Council to protest the murder of a driver on Aug. 28 in Jakarta by Mobile Brigade personnel. (Antara/Bali Provincial Administration)
Ni Komang Erviani
The Jakarta Post/Denpasar
Bali officials are under a spotlight after allegedly issuing racist statements regarding protesters who held a rally on the island on Aug. 30.
“We strongly condemn the racist statements of public officials in Bali that divide society, and urge officials and public figures to end discriminatory practices and stigmatization of protesters,” Nyoman Mardika, from Forum Warga Setara (ForWaras), in a press conference on Sept. 2, as a response to the racist statements.
The racist statement was made by Bali Governor Wayan Koster when meeting representatives of motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver groups in the governor’s official residence in Denpasar, on Saturday night.
“I received information that out of 25 people [protesters] detained, only three have Bali identity cards,” Koster said in a statement send to the media on Aug. 31.
