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Indonesian cleric's mass rallies anger Jokowi amid COVID crisis

Two police chiefs fired for not 'upholding health protocols' at Shihab events

Muslim cleric Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Indonesian hardline Islamic Defenders Front, gestures to supporters as he arrives to inaugurate a mosque in Bogor on Friday.    © AFP/Jiji
ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer | Indonesia

JAKARTA -- Just a week after returning from exile in Saudi Arabia, an Indonesian Islamist leader is already creating a stir by holding mass gatherings of Muslims despite the country's coronavirus crisis.

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