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Island in focus: Ganjar supports activist in defamation case
Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has thrown his support behind antigraft activist Ronny Maryanto, who has been sued for defamation by House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon
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entral Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has thrown his support behind antigraft activist Ronny Maryanto, who has been sued for defamation by House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon.
'Ronny should fight! He should report him [Fadli] back,' Ganjar said on Wednesday.
Tempo.co reported earlier that Fadli, who is also the deputy chairman of Gerindra Party, had reported Ronny, the chairman of the Central Java Committee for Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism Investigation and Eradication (KP2KKN), to the police after the NGO had reported Fadli for alleged vote-buying in last year's presidential elections.
KP2KKN reported Fadli to the Semarang Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) for allegedly distributing Rp 50,000 (US$3.5) each to traders at Bulu Market in Semarang on July 2, along with stickers of presidential and vice presidential candidates Prabowo and Hatta Radjasa.
The Semarang prosecutor's office has submitted the dossier of defamation to the district court.
