The damage is done.

Abu Bakar Ba’asyir (centre) when visited at Gunung Sindur prison by Yusril Ihza Mahendra (right) who is chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) as well as lawyer for Joko Widodo's presidential election campaign team.

Ba’asyir (C) when visited at Gng Sindur prison by Yusril Mahendra (R), chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) and lawyer for Jokowi election campaign team. Source: REUTERS - Jan 18, 2019.

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Dr Robertus Robet who is Head of Sociology at the State University of Jakarta (UNJ) talks about the Indonesian President’s proposal to release Abu Bakar Ba’asyir from prison.

Why was President Joko Widodo’s proposal to free Abu Bakar Ba’asyir legally and politically fraught? How might the President’s decision play out in this year’s election? Dr Robertus Robet addresses these and related issues.

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