Indonesian police have arrested eight people for alleged treason including Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia’s founding father, hours before a 200,000-strong protest in Jakarta against its Christian governor on Friday. Police said those arrested had intended to use the protest to stir an uprising against the government. Rachmawati reportedly held a press conference on Thursday in which she called upon those joining Friday’s protest to occupy the parliament building. Ahmad Dhani, a rock star and political hopeful who accompanied Rachmawati on Thursday, was arrested on the same charges. Hours before the anti-Ahok protest, police announced that eight people had been arrested for suspected treason.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 09:59 UTC