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JAKARTA.KOMPAS.com – Pangdam Jaya, Major General Dudung Abdurachman, said the pilgrimage carried out by the Purnawan Sovereign Guardian (PPKP) at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta on Wednesday (9/30/2020) yesterday, it was without permission.

The Ministry of Social Affairs did not grant permission due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The letter (permission to carry out the pilgrimage) was shown to the Ministry of Social Affairs, but from the Ministry of Social Affairs it was not allowed because it was Covid-19,” Dudung said in Jakarta, on Thursday (01/10/2020 ).

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However, members of the PPKP still came for a pilgrimage. Finally, about 150 people gathered in front of the Kalibata TMP.

Several members of the security personnel had urged them not to carry out pilgrimages to comply with sanitary protocols.

“However, from the retired side, PPKN still insisted on going on a pilgrimage,” he said.

The action coincided with a group of people giving speeches in front of Kalibata.

The prayer was considered to have offended the figure of the former TNI Commander General (retired) Gatot Nurmantyo who was also present at the pilgrimage.

“However, unexpectedly there were some who took advantage of the situation to testify, support the United States (the Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia) and address current government policy issues,” he said.

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That is why there was a riot in front of the Kalibata TMP between the protesters and the pilgrims.

South Jakarta Police Chief Kombes Budi Sartono previously claimed that there were no clashes at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery.

The joint police and TNI team had avoided clashes and dispersed the groups that had arrived.

“Before there was an act of planting flowers by the retired officer and when he finished and about to go home there was a group that came to give speeches and avoid clashes between the joint security forces of the TNI and Polri, the groups that came “Budi told reporters on Wednesday (09/30/2020). night.

Budi said the retired officers who were making pilgrimage and planting flowers had returned to their respective homes.

One of the eyewitnesses, Iwan said, the confrontation occurred after several retired TNI officers made pilgrimages and planted flowers at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery.

The crash caused the glass of a city transport car numbered M01 for the Kampung Melayu-Senen route to break.

“The confrontation occurred when Mr. Gatot had already left by car. At his post there were more protesters. Then there were shouts of mass action from the pilgrims. ‘What are you doing to obstruct the pilgrimage?” Iwan said while imitating the cries of the action of the pilgrims.

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The pilgrimage and flower planting activities carried out by several retired TNI officers at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery were marked by chaos.

Several retired TNI officers attended this pilgrimage, including retired General Gatot Nurmantyo and Vice Admiral Suharto.

City news reported that Gatot had an argument with South Jakarta Colonel Inf Ucu Yustia Dandim as he was about to enter the tomb area.

After the group of retired officers left the scene, a crowd of pilgrims were seen throwing bottles and stones.

Crowds of pilgrims were also seen chasing public transportation wagons and hitting the wagon glass with bamboo to break it.

“The car carrying the protesters was destroyed. The police and TNI broke up the confrontation,” added Iwan.

The mass of pilgrims accused the protesters of being paid mobs who came there just to provoke.

“Chase the paid kids from the show,” the crowd yelled.

Some of the protesters, who appeared to be teenagers, were immediately met with chaos.