JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) leads the lowering of the red and white flag at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 17.

Unlike the ceremony this morning, this time he did not wear traditional clothes but wore a dark blue suit and black cap. Jokowi also appears to be wearing a white mask.

At the ceremony, Jokowi was accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo. In addition, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and his wife, Wurry Ma'ruf Amin were also present.

Before the flag was lowered, the ceremonial commander Colonel Inf. Faisol Izuddin Karimi reported to Jokowi as the ceremony inspector to carry out the lowering of the red and white flag.

"Do it!" said Jokowi.

The Paskibraka Team in charge of the flag lowering ceremony this time was named the Growing Indonesia Team. Qyara Maharani Putri from West Java Province is believed to be the bearer of the Red and White flag when it is later lowered.

Meanwhile, the task of lowering the flag was M. Bimantara Widyanto as Commander of Group 8 representing West Sumatra Province, Haafiz Habibullah as flag bearer representing East Java Province, and Zaidaan Kamal Anwar as flag hoist representing Central Java Province.


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