Security personnel dismantle Islam Defenders Front (FPI) paraphernalia as they close down the group's headquarters in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, on Dec. 30, 2020. - Antara
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The intensifying crackdown by the authorities on the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) — a once-fringe Islamist group that now poses a serious challenge to the administration of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo — has sparked concerns among prodemocracy activists.
The government continues to step up its pressures on the vigilante group, which has become increasingly political since the 2014 presidential election and the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election during which it spearheaded sectarian campaigns against President Jokowi and his ally, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who replaced him as Jakarta governor.
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