Indonesian military chief Gen Gatot Nurmantyo gestures as he sits inside his vehicle after talking to reporters in Jakarta on Jan 5, 2017. (Reuters photo)JAKARTA: The head of the Indonesian military has been denied entry to the United States for unknown reasons, an Indonesian military spokesman said on Sunday. Gatot Nurmantyo was told by Emirates airline moments before boarding a flight to Washington that the US Custom and Border Protection had denied him entry, Indonesian Defence Force spokesman Brig Gen Wuryanto said. "The Indonesian embassy in Washington DC has sent a diplomatic note to the US secretary of state to ask for clarification," Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir said in a press statement. The US embassy in Jakarta issued a statement late Sunday confirming that Dunford had indeed invited the Indonesian military chief to attend a Chiefs of Defense Conference on Countering Violent Extremism in Washington from Monday to Tuesday.

Source: Bangkok Post October 23, 2017 04:52 UTC