Indonesia declares German Embassy staffer persona non grata


Police officers prevent members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) from protesting at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Dec 18, 2020. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) The Foreign Ministry has said the German embassy staffer who allegedly visited the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) headquarters in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, is unwelcome in Indonesia after he left the country soon after a picture of the purported visit made the rounds on social media last week.

The FPI leadership previously claimed that an official representative of the German Embassy had paid a visit to the group’s headquarters on Dec 18.

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