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View all search resultsThe recent protest held by several Islamic organizations against inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama may only affect undecided voters for next year’s Jakarta gubernatorial election, as most supporters of the incumbent candidate and his running mate, Djarot Saiful Hidayat, seem to have already made up their minds, political experts have said.
The National Police are set to question Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) leader Ma’ruf Amin as an expert witness in their investigation into religious blasphemy allegedly committed by Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
Around 2,000 people under the banner of the Semarang Muslim Forum called on the Central Java Police to proceed with the religious blasphemy case implicating inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama during a rally in Semarang on Friday.
With growing concerns about potential security disruptions, the Jakarta Police have taken a more humanistic approach to prevent thousands of protesters from committing anarchic acts during the massive rally in Jakarta on Friday.
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