Anies: Please Show Which Policy Is Radical From The Governor Of DKI

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: DKI Jakarta Public Relations)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan admitted that he never wanted to respond to accusations about the governor being radical and extreme during his leadership of Jakarta since 2017 until now.

Instead, he turned to ask for an explanation of which policies were considered discriminatory to the accusing party.

This he said while talking at the PAN Workshop event, some time ago, which was broadcast on YouTube PAN TV.

"I don't want to answer accusations about radical governors, extreme governors, there's no need. Why? Because it's enough to answer with the passage of time. The answer is this, please show which policies are radical from the governor of DKI? Can you show which policies are discriminated against by the governor of DKI?" Anies was quoted as saying on Thursday, October 7.

Therefore, Anies said that until now he was not willing to give interviews to international media. Because, according to him, the international media do not know the Jakarta issue in detail.

"I didn't give international interviews for 3.5 years because the international media didn't know the details. The international media knew about global issues, namely extremism, radicalism, inter-religious conflict. Then, if you say Jakarta, the context is always like that," said Anies. Above Anies denied this accusation with the program he initiated, namely the Operational Cost of Places of Worship (BOTI).

Under the program, all places of worship in Jakarta receive an operational cost of Rp. 1 million per month. Accepting houses of worship span all religions, from Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, to Catholicism.