Anies Baswedan Allows 212 Grand Reunion to Take Place in Monas
19 November 2018 20:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) was not barred from holding a planned grand reunion at the National Monument Field on December 2, 2018.
"Yes, we basically approve of the reunion event. But the permit to hold an activity in the crowd is not from us," said Anies at the City Hall in Central Jakarta, Monday, November 19.
Anies said PA 212 must secure the permit from the police, and that he did not know whether PA 212 had obtained the permit.
PA 212 is currently gearing up to hold the 212 Reunion. Its chairman, Slamet Maarif, said the event would be held at Monas.
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"We will conduct tausiyah (public sermon), zikr (prayer recital), and commemorate the birthday of the Prophet on Sunday, December 2," said Slamet at the office of the Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security (Polhukam) Ministry in Jakarta, Friday, November 9. The tausiyah would be delivered by the leader of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab.
Meanwhile, the National Police have monitored the planned 212 Great Reunion. "We have monitored them that there will be an event, but I as a police spokesman suggest not holding it," said the National Police's chief of Public Relations Division, Insp.Gen. Setyo Wasisto, on Tuesday, November 13.
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