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Sylviana says 'has no time for haters'
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Intense debate: Jakarta deputy gubernatorial candidate Sylviana Murni (left) and gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan (center) get involved in a heated argument during the second debate on Jan. 27 for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A.)
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n response to accusations of her alleged involvement in two corruption cases, Sylviana Murni, the running mate of Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, says she has no time for people attempting to “hamper” the pair’s election bid.
Sylviana, a former aide of incumbent gubernatorial candidate Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, vehemently said she was “sorry for those who are attempting to ruin” her and Agus’ chances to be elected. She said she also prayed for those people “because they really don't know what they have done.”
“I don't want to waste my time responding to them. It's better for me to concentrate on listening to the aspirations of residents while on our ‘guerrilla campaign’,” Sylviana asserted.
She was speaking during an event where 60 Muslim mass organizations declared their support to Agus-Sylviana at the pair’s campaign headquarters in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
(Read also: Agus says Sandiaga's move against Ahok 'normal tactic')
Police have questioned Sylviana in their investigations of two graft cases. The first case centers on alleged irregularities of a mosque’s construction project, which commenced when she was serving as Central Jakarta mayor. The second case is related to the allocation of social assistance funds by the Jakarta administration to the Jakarta Scout Movement in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
Previously, Jakarta Police questioned Sylviana's husband Gde Sardjana as a witness in a treason case implicating Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of first president Sukarno. (ebf)
