TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
VP’s daughter reports Ahok supporter for alleged defamation against Kalla
Change Size
Vice President Jusuf Kalla speaks at an event to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3 (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
V
ice President Jusuf Kalla’s daughter Chairani Kalla reported Sylvester Matutina, the head of Basuki “Ahok” Tjahja Purnama’s supporter group Merah Putih Solidarity (Solmet), to the police on Monday for alleged defamation against her father.
Chairani Jusuf Kalla and her mother have hired dozens of lawyers from Advokat Peduli Kebangsaan (Lawyers who Care for the Nation) to handle the legal process, according to Muhammad Ihsan, one of the lawyers.
“This is an incredible act of defamation. Instead of giving a speech to the public, Sylvester should report Kalla to the lawmakers if [she suspects] he has done something that is against the law, Ihsan said.
According to Ihsan, Sylvester delivered a speech saying that Indonesians were poor because of people like Jusuf Kalla who had become corrupt and nepotistic to make their families even richer. Ihsan added that Sylvester also said that Kalla had exploited sectarian sentiment to help Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno win the Jakarta gubernatorial election.
“Sylvester did not only hurt Kalla’s family, but also the community and organizations that support Kalla,” Ihsan said.
(Read also: Ahok's legal team reports Anies for alleged defamation)
Solmet is one of the organizations that supported Ahok and his running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election. (hol/dan)
