Jakarta’s infamous naked billboard climbing activist returns, this time demanding the end of political parties

Agustinus Woro on top of an advertising billboard on Jalan Rasuna Said, South Jakarta on May 26, 2017. Photo: Twitter/@Indra__Koes
Agustinus Woro on top of an advertising billboard on Jalan Rasuna Said, South Jakarta on May 26, 2017. Photo: Twitter/@Indra__Koes

Agustinus Woro, Jakarta’s infamous exhibitionist/political activist, climbed yet another massive billboard in the capital today.

Agustinus, who appeared to be wearing nothing but underwear, climbed a 15-meter tall advertising billboard on Jalan Rasuna Said, South Jakarta this morning.

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His daring escapade resulted in the closure of a slow lane on the busy street to accommodate emergency vehicles as rescuers attempted to get him down.

“That’s the one who has climbed [billboards] before,” South Jakarta Fire Department head Irwan told Kompas, confirming that the climber is indeed Agustinus Woro.

In case you haven’t heard about Agustinus’ previous exploits (or erased the image from your memory), he is a man from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, who climbed a billboard in West Jakarta in February while wearing nothing but a koteka (traditional Papuan penis sheath) to protest against organ trafficking. He also climbed another billboard in December 2016 to protest against the same thing, but was fully clothed then.

Today, Agustinus unfurled a couple of banners on top of the billboard, one of which read, “Welcome, lord king and cultural figures. We miss you. Disband political parties!”

He was also holding an Indonesian flag while reportedly carrying a sharp weapon. The fire department received word of his daring climb just before noon, and the latest update from this afternoon has them still negotiating with Agustinus in order to convince him to come down safely.

Hopefully he comes down soon and receives some much-needed help so that he won’t risk his life by climbing tall billboards again in the future.



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