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Rally coordinator detained over alleged planned attack against govt
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Thousands of people gather at a mass rally to demand the dismissal of incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama over alleged blasphemy in Jakarta on March 31. (Antara/Rosa Panggabean)
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he Jakarta Police officially detained Muslim People's Forum (FUI) secretary general Muhammad Al Khaththath at the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok, West Java, on Saturday morning.
Al Khaththath was detained as a suspect in an alleged planned attack against the government after undergoing questioning since Friday morning.
Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono said Saturday the police issued a warrant to detain Al Khaththath to prevent him from escaping.
“It was feared that he would escape, eliminate evidence and repeat his actions,” Argo said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com on Saturday.
He further said the police would detain Al Khaththath for the next 20 days for further investigation and that the detention could be extended if necessary.
Commenting on Al Khaththath’s refusal to sign his detention letter, Argo assured that it would not change a thing.
He further said the police welcomed the plan of Al Khaththath’s team of lawyers to submit a detention delay request but the decision to grant the request would be in the hands of investigators.
Al Khaththath, who was reportedly the coordinator of Friday’s mass rally, was arrested along with his four fellows on Thursday evening, a day before the rally that demanded the dismissal of incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama over alleged blasphemy. (wnd/ebf)
