OUR officials arrested, the appearance of Gatot is important to support …

JAKARTA – Presidium The Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia (USA)) Retired TNI General Gatot Nurmantyo was asked to appear in public. The former TNI commander was asked to defend his colleagues in the United States who were arrested by the Police Criminal Investigation Unit.

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“He must appear, help and defend his friends who were arrested,” Indonesian Al-Azhar University political observer Ujang Komarudin told SINDOnews, Wednesday (10/14/2020).

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Apart from that, Ujang said, Gatot Nurmantyo (GN) also had legal assistance to various American figures. “The appearance of GN is important, to encourage the detainees,” concluded the executive director of Indonesia Political Review (IPR).

Just to point out, several American figures who were arrested by the police include Syahganda Nainggolan, Anton Permana, and the former director of the Indonesian National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Workers (BNP2TKI) Jumhur Hidayat. Apart from that, the other American activists arrested were Juliana, Devi, Khairi Amri, Wahyu Rasari Putri and Kingkin.

They were arrested on suspicion of hate speech and incitement related to the Cipta Kerja Omnibus Law demonstration that ended in riots in several areas. As of yet, Gatot Nurmantyo has not been reported to have visited his companions.

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