The
Intercept report alleges 'associates of Donald Trump in Indonesia have joined
army officers' to oust President Widodo
The military has rejected online media reports alleging that senior
generals, including the army chief is planning to overthrow the
democratically-elected government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
The Intercept on Wednesday published an investigative report titled
"Trump's Indonesian allies in bed with ISIS-backed militia seeking to oust
elected president".
The report said: “Associates of Donald Trump in Indonesia have joined
army officers and a vigilante street movement linked to ISIS [Daesh] in a campaign
that ultimately aims to oust the country’s president”.
It went on to add that Indonesian military and intelligence officials
were involved in the coup bid against the president “from behind the scenes”.
The Intercept report was also translated and published on the
Indonesian-language website, Tirto.
In its response to the report, army spokesman Major Gen. Wuryanto on
Friday said: "In the near future, we will take legal action. We will
report [the online site Tirto] to the police," according to detik.com.
Wuryanto rejected all allegations in the report.
"Before publishing that report, Tirto should have confirmed with
the army chief or with me, because this is a sensitive charge," Wuryanto
said.
The Indonesian military has had a long involvement in the politics of
the country. Former President Gen. Suharto had allowed the institution to act
both as a security guard and to occupy political office. But the political
function was abolished after Suharto stepped down from office in 1998.
By Ainur Rohmah Anadolu Agency
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