Action Appears Triggered By Edy Mulyadi Calling East Kalimantan A Place For Jin To Throw Children, East Kalimantan Provincial Government: Let Law Enforcers Handle It

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SAMARINDA - Even though Edy Mulyadi has apologized, the wave of protests accompanied by peaceful demonstrations in the Kalimantan region continues. The reason is that Edy Mulyadi is considered to have made hate speech by referring to East Kalimantan, the location of the new nation's capital, as a place for genies to throw children away.

But residents are asked to be patient, not to be provoked by provocations. The East Kalimantan provincial government asked the public to hand over the matter to law enforcement officials.

"But the transfer of IKN to East Kalimantan, of course there are pros and cons. And we, especially the people of East Kalimantan, must be patient and not be affected. Let the existing issues flow and don't take an excessive attitude. Let it be handled by law enforcement officials, because the transfer of IKN to East Kalimantan Province is the authority of the central government," said the Assistant for General Administration of the East Kalimantan Provincial Secretariat, Fathul Halim, in a morning rally, quoted from a written statement from the East Kalimantan Provincial Government, Monday, January 24.

After being crowded on social media timelines, the Secretary General of the National Movement to Guard Fatwa (GNPF) Ulama, Edy Mulyadi, finally apologized for the polemic regarding the statement in Kalimantan where the genie dumped their child.

"If it is considered wrong, I apologize. If my friends in Kalimantan feel disturbed, insulted, of course I apologize," said Edy Mulyadi through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Monday, January 24.

The former PKS candidate then explained about his statement. According to him, he did not mean to insult the people of Kalimantan. However, he said, the place where the genie throws their child is only an analogy to describe a remote area.

"In Jakarta, the (term) place to dispose of the genie is described (for the area) as far away," explained Edy.

He claimed, the term is used to convey in Jakarta. In fact, he said, in some places Jakarta has also been referred to as a place for genies to dispose of children.

"Never mind Kalimantan, I'm sorry, Monas used to be a place for genies to throw children away, BSD, Bumi Serpong Damai in the 80-90s was still a place for genies to throw children. That's a common term," said Edy.