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2019, January 29 - February 04 --- Tempo

President Joko Widodo staked his own reputation with the planned release of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir. The plan exhibited not just the government's weakness in making important decisions but also its indifference to terrorism, the issue that has beleaguered the country for so long. It is plain ridiculous if the release is merely aimed at garnering votes ahead of the presidential elections to be held on April 17.

Jokowi's role in the whole process is also baffling. Yusril Ihza Mahendra, the legal counsel of the Jokowi-Ma?ruf Amin's national campaign team, said the President had given him the mandate to be involved in the process. He also was the one who announced two weeks ago that Jokowi had given the greenlight to the release of the 81-year-old terrorism convict. Jokowi on the same day confirmed Yusril's statement calling the release a humanitarian act. By involving Yusril, who is an essential part of his campaign team, Jokowi mixed up his positions as both the incumbent president and the presidential candidate. All his aides and supporters including vice-presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin promptly gave him their nods with all kinds of creative excuses.

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