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Protesters perform Friday prayers on the street in the vicinity of the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
T
housands of protesters arrived in the vicinity of the National Monument (Monas), the venue of a large-scale rally to demand the immediate incarceration of Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy allegations.
Joint security personnel consisting of the police and military stand by to ensure a peaceful rally.
Protesters and security personnel performed Friday prayers at noon, taking up the streets and spaces around the monument.
The following are photos compiled as of 1:30 p.m.
Barbed wire divides protesters and police officers as they perform Friday prayers at the National Monument (Monas) square.
(JP/Seto Wardhana)
Women protesters carry a poster demanding the immediate incarceration of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy allegations (JP/Callistasia Anggun Wijaya)
Protesters carry a cloth banner that reads "Reject Infidel Governor Ahok" in Central Jakarta. (JP/Callistasia Anggun Wijaya)
Protesters greet each other in Petamburan, Central Jakarta as they head out to join the large-scale rally. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
Traffic Police reroute traffic in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Friday ahead of a large-scale rally. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
A police officer monitors the area around the National Monument (Monas) using a firetruck ladder on Friday. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
An officer installs barbed wire in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
Police officers ready their horses ahead of a large-scale rally at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta(JP/Seto Wardhana)
A police officer offers drinking water to a horse at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
Police officers guard the State Palace ahead of a rally on Friday. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
Military personnel stand by at the Kalibaru Market in Central Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)
Traders close down their stores early at the Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta ahead of a large-scale rally on Friday (JP/Jerry Adiguna)
