Jakarta: Hardline Islamic groups and a number of retired army generals plan to hold a rally in front of the State Palace to protest the government’s efforts to bring about reconciliation for the victims of the 1965 tragedy.
The rally will start after Friday prayers today at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta, from where protesters will conduct a long march to the State Palace, Islamic Defenders’ Front (FPI) patron Muhammad Rizieq Shihab said on Wednesday.
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