Jakarta – Provocative pictures with the texts "Tangkap Ahok" (Arrest Ahok) or "Peti Mati Ahok" (Ahok's Coffin), suspected to have come from radical group Jaisy Al-Fath in Syria, have gone viral on the internet.

It is still unknown whether the pictures are related to the planned protest dubbed "Aksi Bela Islam" (Defend Islam) at the State Palace and the City Hall in Jakarta on Friday (04/11). However, the police are taking extra caution to prevent security problems.

"We are monitoring what's happening on social media. But the photos shown are in Syria. It was part of an intelligence report, so we are taking them seriously," Jakarta Police spokesman Chief Comr. Awi Setiyono said on Wednesday.

Awi said the police have set their eyes on social media accounts that have been posting provocative content.

However, law enforcers must cooperate with the Ministry of Communications and Informatics and internet service providers to be able to ban or delete these accounts. "We can't just blacklist them. But we've got our eyes on them already," Awi said.

Police investigators are paying special attention to social media accounts that have been attacking governor nominees in the 2017 Jakarta election. "We're collecting data to find out who [the account owners] are. If they commit a crime, we will take action," Awi added.

Source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/police-take-extra-caution-photos-ahok-found-syria/