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Jokowi shrugs off Rocky Gerung's insult
When asked to comment on the insult from rocky, who called the President a scoundrel, Jokowi said he would not make a big deal out of the verbal abuse.
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President Joko 'Jokowi’ Widodo (right, in foreground) speaks to Keerom Regent Piter Gusbager (left, in foreground) on July 6, 2023, after inspecting corn fields in Wambes village, Keerom regency, Papua. The first harvest at this particular farm produced 7 tonnes of corn per hectare, higher than the national average of 5.6 tonnes per ha. (Antara/Sakti Karuru)
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has shrugged off an insult from critic Rocky Gerung.
When asked to comment on the insult from Rocky, who called the President a scoundrel, Jokowi said he would not make a big deal out of the verbal abuse.
"Those were small fry. I just focus on my work," Jokowi told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.
On Monday, a group of Jokowi supporters, who identified themselves as Bara JP, filed a complaint against Rocky to the Jakarta Police, a YouTube personality known for his biting commentary against the President.
Members of Bara JP accused Rocky of insulting the President for a statement he made on July 29 during a labor union event in Bekasi, West Java.
In the statement, Rocky criticized Jokowi's latest trip to China as a marketing ploy aimed at offering up infrastructure projects in the new capital, Nusantara.
In a clip from the speech circulating on social media, Rocky used the words "scoundrel" and "stupid" when speaking about the trip.
