Photos: Jokowi Urges Military to Stay Out of Politics

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6 October 2017 10:20 WIB

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, inspect the troops during a parade marking the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Widodo has urged the military to stay out of politics and remain loyal to the government in an apparent rebuke to a series of outlandish statements from the country's top general. AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

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An Indonesian Navy warship fires rockets during a parade marking the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Indonesia's president has urged the military to stay out of politics and remain loyal to the government in an apparent rebuke to a series of outlandish statements from the country's top general. AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

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In this photo taken with slow shutter speed, members of the Indonesian Army Special Forces Commandos march during a parade marking the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Indonesia's president has urged the military to stay out of politics and remain loyal to the government in an apparent rebuke to a series of outlandish statements from the country's top general. AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

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Amphibious vehicles jump into the sea during celebration of the 72nd anniversary of Indonesia military in Cilegon, Banten province, Indonesia, October 5, 2017. R The Indonesian military should stay out of politics and remain loyal to the government, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday in an apparent rebuke over contentious statements by the country's top general. EUTERS/Beawiharta

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Indonesia's army forces shout slogans during celebrations for the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesia military, in Cilegon, Indonesia Banten province, October 5, 2017. Military chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo has stirred controversy in the past month with warnings of a renewed communist threat to Indonesia and a claim that a non-military organization was trying to import thousands of weapons. REUTERS/Beawiharta

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Sukhoi jet fighter of Indonesia's air force as seen during celebrations of the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesia military, in Cilegon, Banten province, Indonesia, October 5, 2017. In a speech to a parade marking the military's 72nd anniversary, Jokowi said the armed forces are a national institution that should stay above politics and not be fragmented by narrow interests. The military "should always ensure its political neutrality in the current democratic era," he said. REUTERS/Beawiharta

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