Indonesian cleric's mass rallies anger Jokowi amid COVID crisis

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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

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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