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Jakarta governor candidate Anies Baswedan buys gorengan (fried snacks) from a food vendor at Rawa Belong, West Jakarta. Anies denied he knows Buni Yani closely. Buni was the uploader of a video showing Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama that then went viral and triggered an outcry by some Muslims. (JP/Callistasia Anggun Wijaya)
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akarta governor candidate Anies Baswedan denied on Monday that he is a close friend of Buni Yani, the uploader of a video of incumbent Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama that triggered an outcry from some Muslims and led to massive demonstrations.
“I know, am familiar [with Buni], but not close. I know his face, but I don’t know his name,” said Anies, who was once education and culture minister under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, as quoted by kompas.com.
Anies made the statement to respond to a picture that had gone viral and showed him and Buni, a lecturer at a private university in Jakarta, and several other people together at an event.
(Read also: Buni Yani could be named suspect: Police)
Separately, Buni admitted to have cut and uploaded the video to his Facebook account, but he denied that he had edited it beforehand.
In his Facebook account, Buni wrote the heading: “Religious blasphemy?” The video went viral and has been blamed for triggering numerous protests, including a massive demonstration on Friday that ended violently when two police cars were set on fire.
“I used a question mark because I’m not sure whether it’s blasphemy or not,” he said in a press conference on Monday that was held to respond to a statement by National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar who said Buni could be named a suspect for allegedly spreading hatred.(jun)
