Jakarta (Antara) -- Interfaith leaders have urged President Joko Widodo to not merely postpone the inauguration of Budi Gunawan as the national police chief but to cancel it because he was a suspect in an alleged corruption case. "We urge the president to not just postpone his plan to inaugurate Budi Gunawan as the national police chief but to cancel it altogether," Catholic leader Romo Y. R. Edy Purwanto said here on Saturday. He added that through this instance, the commitment of President Jokowi, as he is popularly known, was being tested. Hoping that the president would make the correct decision, Purwanto made the remarks at a forum, which was attended by Muslim figure K. H. Masdar Mas'udi, Hindu figure Nyoman Udayana, Catholic leader Romo Benny Susetyo, Protestant Christian priest Henriette Hutabarat Lebang, Catholic figure Romo Frans Mangis Suseno, Protestant Christian leader Gomar Gultom Rumadi, and Ahmad of the Wahid Institute. Purwanto stated that the interfaith leaders appreciated Jokowi's decision to postpone Gunawan's inauguration, but it was not enough. Romo Benny Susetyo believes that the postponement was a measure adopted by the president to bring the political chaos to order, but the matter will still need a more significant follow-up decision. The president, he pointed out, should take immediate steps to serve the interest of the people, even if he is facing pressure from political parties, the parliament, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and his supporters. (*)

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