Bogor residents take part in anti-Ahok rally

BOGOR. Hundreds people from Bogor, West Java, will participate in a large-scale rally in the capital, in which they will demand the arrest of Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy allegations.  

“We are taking part in the rally aimed to push the police and government to take Ahok to court,” Nina Supartini told The Jakarta Post before departing for Jakarta by train.

Nina, among protesters who will carry a banner bearing the slogan  “Turn Back Ahok”, said she did not want to get involved with politics and was only protesting to protect Islam and the dignity of Muslims.  

An officer at Bogor Station said  people had been gradually coming through the station since 6 a.m.  and that most of them were female.

The Bogor Police headquarters deployed 100 personnel to guard public areas and control the movement of people at the station.

“We want to secure everything and make sure public activities run as usual,” Police commissioner Adj. Nur Arifin said. (Dandy Koswaraputra)