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Members of the clergy conduct Easter mass in an empty church and streamed online as part of social distancing measures amidst the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Jakarta on April 12, 2020. | ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images
Indonesia has named an evangelical Christian as the new national police chief, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a member of the religious minority has held the post in the Muslim-majority nation.
According to UCA News, Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, 52, was sworn in on Jan. 27 as police chief, succeeding Gen. Idham Azis who retired on Feb.1. A Protestant, Listyo is the first Christian to hold the post in nearly 50 years and only the third since Indonesia declared independence in August 1945.
Members of the clergy conduct Easter mass in an empty church and streamed online as part of social distancing measures amidst the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Jakarta on April 12, 2020. | ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images
Indonesia has named an evangelical Christian as the new national police chief, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a member of the religious minority has held the post in the Muslim-majority nation.
According to UCA News, Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, 52, was sworn in on Jan. 27 as police chief, succeeding Gen. Idham Azis who retired on Feb.1. A Protestant, Listyo is the first Christian to hold the post in nearly 50 years and only the third since Indonesia declared independence in August 1945.
Largest Muslim population nation names Christian as police chief christianpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from christianpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
President to install Listyo Sigit Prabowo as police chief Wednesday 25th January 2021
Documentation - Secretary General of the House of Representatives (DPR), Indra Iskandar (left), hands a DPR letter appointing Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo as chief of the National Police to Minister and State Secretary, Pratikno (center), in Jakarta on January 22, 2021. (ANTARA/HO-Biro Pemberitaan DPR)
Insya Allah (God willing), he will be inaugurated on Wednesday this week Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo is scheduled to formally appoint Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo as chief of the National Police at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (January 27, 2021). Insya Allah (God willing), he (Listyo Sigit Prabowo) will be inaugurated on Wednesday this week, chief of the public information bureau of the National Police, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, said here on Monday.