Jakarta governor contender Anies Baswedan under fire for meeting Islamic hardliners

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated January 4 2017 - 2:08am, first published January 3 2017 - 11:34pm
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and  Anies Baswedan in Jakarta in March 2016. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Anies Baswedan in Jakarta in March 2016. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Anies Baswedan, when Indonesian education minister, in Jakarta in March 2016. Irwin Fedriansyah Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah
Anies Baswedan, when Indonesian education minister, in Jakarta in March 2016. Irwin Fedriansyah Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah

Jakarta: A rival of the embattled Jakarta governor in next month's gubernatorial elections has met an Islamic hardliner group notorious for attacks on minority groups, raising critics' fears that it will give greater legitimacy to political extremists in Indonesia.

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