Ban could help Indonesia’s Widodo, but trigger protest
The government has used presidential powers to ban an influential religious group
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- Growing pressure and legal obstacles
- Approval prospects
- Popular move?
- Rationale for the ban
- Presidential politics
- Infiltration of the state?
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_350.jpg "An Islamist Group member protesting against President Joko Widodo's decree to disband certain groups. The placard reads \"Regulation for mass organizations is evidence of a dictatorial regime\" Jakarta, Indonesia (Reuters/Beawiharta)")