US refuses to divulge why Indonesian military chief Gatot Nurmantyo denied entry

By Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies
Updated October 23 2017 - 6:03pm, first published 5:50pm
A banner in Jakarta saying: "Expel the American ambassador from our land" erected over major Jakarta thoroughfare on Monday morning. It was later removed.
A banner in Jakarta saying: "Expel the American ambassador from our land" erected over major Jakarta thoroughfare on Monday morning. It was later removed.

Jakarta: The United States is refusing to divulge why it denied Indonesian military chief Gatot Nurmantyo entry to the US as its own embassy in Jakarta scrambles to get to the bottom of the diplomatically embarrassing affair.

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