Jokowi Condemns Paris Attacks, Calls for Respectful Creative Expression

Jakarta Globe, Ezra Sihite, Jan 13, 2015

Guingamp’s supporter hold signs reading ‘Je suis Charlie’ (I am Charlie) to pay
 tribute to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack during the French L1 football
match between Guingamp and Lens at the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp,
western France, on Jan. 10, 2015. (AFP Photo/Fred Tanneau)

Jakarta. President Joko Widodo on Monday condemned a series of deadly attacks by Islamic militants in Paris last week, but said people expressing themselves creatively should respect others.

Twelve people — including some of France’s leading cartoonists — were shot dead on Jan. 7 when three men stormed into the office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Over the next two days five more people were killed in France’s worst terrorist attacks in decades.

Speaking in Bandung on Monday, Joko said after the incident the Indonesian government “immediately condemned and lambasted” the violence and said there was no excuse.

But added: “However, in regards with expressing [creativity], writing and such, let’s respect and appreciate each other.”

On Monday an estimated 3.7 million people and numerous world leaders marched through Paris in support of Charlie Hebdo and freedom of expression.

Charlie Hebdo, which has made a habit of satirising Islam, as well as other religious groups, is readying a massive print run of its latest issue — the first edition of the magazine since the attacks.

Media outlets have reported the front cover will feature a cartoon depicting a crying Muhammad holding a sign that reads: “Je suis Charlie.”  The words “All is forgiven” are scrawled below the masthead.

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