FPI, GNPF, PA 212 to Hold Rally in Bawaslu after Friday Prayer
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10 May 2019 07:29 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The secretary-general of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Novel Bamukmin, confirmed the poster circulated on social media that aimed to call for people to hold a rally in the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) headquarter on Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta, today, May 10.
The rally call was initiated by several elements including the 212 Alumni Brotherhood or PA 212, the National Movement to Safeguard the Indonesian Ulema Council Edict (GNPF MUI), and the FPI.
Based on the poster, the demonstration will start with Friday prayer in Istiqlal Grand Mosque, then a convoy to the election organizer’s office. “Yes,” Novel confirmed the issue when reached on Thursday, May 9.
Novel targeted the rally participant would amount to thousands of people. “The mass from Jabodetabek (Jakarta Greater Area) and West Java as well as Banten,” he added.
The information and call for participation were spread through social media, and during tarawih speech in At-Taqwa Mosque, Kalibata, South Jakarta as well.
IRSYAN HASYIM