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1,000 police officers to guard DWP music festival
Police are tightening security at JIExpo Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, for the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) on Friday and Saturday, following complaints raised by several hard-line religious groups that have rejected the music festival.
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Partygoers dance in front of the stage during the Djakarta Warehouse Project in 2012. (JP/R. Berto Wedhatama)
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span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Police are tightening security at JIExpo Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, for the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) on Friday and Saturday, following complaints raised by several hard-line religious groups that have rejected the electronic music festival.
According to Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono, some 1,000 police officers will be deployed to guard the annual event, touted as Asia’s largest celebration of electronic dance music (EDM).
At least 100 protestors were also expected to stage a rally to protest DWP on Friday evening, but the festival will continue as planned, he added.
“We are ready to guard [the event],” Argo said.
The DWP is currently in its ninth year, and as in previous editions, it is expected to attract both local and foreign fans of EDM.
Last year’s festival entertained some 90,000 revelers, 30 percent of whom were foreign attendees.
Despite having been around for nearly a decade, it drew the ire of hard-line religious groups this year, including the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), who have deemed it immoral.
