Indonesia's Preman & COVID-19
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Indonesian police are deputising hardline groups like the Betawi Rempug Front (FBR) to enforce social distancing rules amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. The move has sparked controversy because the groups are linked to violent street thugs known as 'preman'. Kyai Luthfi Hakim the chairman of the FBR, Jakarta's biggest so called mass organisation, argues why his group makes good allies in the fight against COVID.
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