Indonesians protest at Myanmar embassy over Rohingya cause
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Indonesians, angered over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, protested Thursday outside the Myanmar Embassy in the Indonesian capital.
Jakarta police spokesman Awi Setiyono said at least 200 people joined the demonstration. They marched in three groups to the embassy, which was guarded by dozens of police, and staged a noisy but peaceful protest.
The protesters held big banners that read, “Stop Muslim genocide in Myanmar,” and shouted “Save Rohingya.”
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, is a strong supporter of the Rohingya cause in predominantly-Buddhist Myanmar.