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View all search resultsThe scandal surrounding vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka over his alleged ownership of a social media account that launched a slanderous attack against president-elect Prabowo Subianto in the past, has the potential to drive a wedge between the incoming leader and Gibran’s father, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
This month has been unusually quiet compared to Septembers past in terms of reanimating the old specter of communism; perhaps we can hope that the 2024 campaign season will be free of such dirty tactics so we can finally allow our democracy to tread the path toward maturity.
Prosecutors at the Medan District Court in North Sumatra are seeking two years of prison for defendant Febi Nur Amalia, who is on trial for defamation for demanding on Instagram that the wife of a police officer repay a debt of Rp 70 million (US$4,763).
A group of mass organizations have reported five social media accounts for allegedly circulating manipulated data related to a case implicating Steven Hadisurya Sulistyo, a man alleged to have made insulting remarks to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Governor Muhammad Zainul Majdi during an encounter at Changi International Airport on April 9.
House of Representatives deputy speaker and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker, Fahri Hamzah, has condemned a move to file a police report against Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the PKS’ rival party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab has maintained his innocence over allegations that he had attempted to trigger public unrest with his claim that the new Indonesian rupiah banknotes were emblazoned with communist symbols.
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