Spreading Photos Of Bare-chested Anies Baswedan Wearing Only A Koteka, Ruhut Sitompul Finally Apologizes

Anies Baswedan and Ruhut Sitompul. (Facebook/YouTube/personal)

JAKARTA - PDI-P politician Ruhut Sitompul apologized for his behavior in uploading an edited photo of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan on social media.

Ruhut uploaded a photo of Anies wearing traditional Papuan clothing complete with a koteka on his Twitter account. His action was not long after Ruhut posted a photo with the narration 'Haram Supports Anies Baswedan'.

For his actions, many netizens criticized Ruhut and criticized a number of parties. He argued that those who sneered did not know the real problem.

"I know I've been blasphemed completely, but what can I say, especially those who are blasphemous, don't know the problem," he said on his Twitter account @ruhutsitompul, Friday, May 13.

Ruhut also apologized. As a person as well as a politician who is active on social media, he said, of course, he will not be free from mistakes.

"But I have to be wise and for all those who are still angry, forgive me, humans who are not free from MERDEKA's mistakes," he said.

Previously, Ruhut showed an edited photo of Anies in traditional Papuan clothing. In the photo, Anies is not wearing a top, the lower part of his body only uses a koteka.

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Roy Suryo responded to Ruhut's uploaded photo. According to Roy, Ruhut has not given up on recently spreading hoax content related to Anies now acting again.

"Again, this is a HOAX. EDITAN photos are posted by Ruhut again," said Roy via the Twitter account @KRMTRoySuryo2.

Ruhut uploaded the edited content of Anies dressed in Papuan clothes shortly after posting a photo of a large group of motorcyclists wearing clothes that read 'Haram Supports Anies Baswedan'.

At that time Roy also commented on Ruhut's uploaded photo. Roy said the photo was a documentation when the Ducati Desmo OC Indonesia (DDOCI) motorcycle club headed for an event in 2008.

Roy also uploaded a photo which he considered to be original without editing, unlike the one posted by Ruhut. "The photo was originally an Event of the Ducati Desmo OC Indonesia Motorcycle Club (DDOCI) to Automall SCBD on 24/08/08 ago," said Roy via his Twitter account.