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I expect no more rallies: Jokowi
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is calling on Muslim groups who are reportedly preparing another mass rally in Jakarta to cancel the plan, as the police investigation of gubernatorial candidate and incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama over alleged blasphemy—the reason for the rally—is still ongoing.
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Show of strength: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) raises a clenched fist along with (from left to right) Army chief of staff Gen. Mulyono, Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, Army Special Forces (Kopassus) chief Maj. Gen. Madsuni and State Secretary Pratikno during a visit to the Kopassus headquarters in Cijantung, Jakarta, on Thursday. Jokowi ordered Kopassus members to uphold national unity, respect diversity and protect all regardless of race, ethnicity and religion. (Presidential Office/Rusman)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is calling on Muslim groups who are reportedly preparing another mass rally in Jakarta to cancel the plan, as the police investigation of gubernatorial candidate and incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama over alleged blasphemy —the reason for the rally— is still ongoing.
“We expect no more demonstrations to take place because the legal process [of Ahok] is ongoing,” President Jokowi told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony at the police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Depok, West Java, on Friday morning.
Earlier in the week, Jokowi visited a number of law enforcement institutions, which has been seen as a move to ease tension, as well as quell threats against his administration following an initially peaceful mass demonstration on Nov. 4 in front of the State Palace that suddenly turned violent.
As a follow-up to the Nov. 4 rally, Muslim groups have pledged to stage another rally on Nov. 25 to put pressure on the Jakarta Police to expedite their probe into the alleged blasphemy involving Ahok, Jokowi’s deputy when he served as Jakarta governor from 2012 to 2014.
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Jokowi, however, refused to comment further on the issue when asked by reporters.
After visiting Brimob headquarters, the President and his entourage moved to the command base of the elite Marine Corps in Cilandak, South Jakarta, to meet Marine personnel in a similar ceremony. (hwa)
