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Jakarta Police bans Feb. 11 rally
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Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. M.Iriawan speaks during a recent press conference. (Antara/M.Agung Rajasa)
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akarta Police chief Insp. Gen. M. Iriawan has warned that his personnel will prohibit protesters from holding a rally on Saturday in protest against Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is currently on trial for blasphemy. The rally was set to be a repeat of the massive rally on Dec. 2 last year.
Iriawan said police would arrest any protesters should they refuse to disperse.
"Those who are found to be responsible for the rally will face criminal charges,” he said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
The Feb. 12 rally, called the “March to enforce Quranic verse Al Maidah 51”, would have been held during the gubernatorial election’s cooling off period.
The rally was to have involved a march along Central Jakarta’s thoroughfares from Istiqlal Grand Mosque to Jl. Sudirman. (dea)
