3 Of Roy Suryo's Controversy Highlighted By Netizens, One Of Them Is Dewa Panci's Case

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Roy Suryo. (Between)

JAKARTA - The former Minister of Youth and Sports Roy Suryo is currently involved in a case of uploading a meme about a Borobudur Temple stupa similar to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The progress of the investigation into the case will be announced by the police this afternoon.

Indeed, this is not the first time the former telematics expert has drawn a polemic. According to VOI records, there were a number of controversies that started with Roy Suryo. Check out the following:

Angry Wrong Plane

When boarding a flight to Yogyakarta, Roy, who had been sitting with his wife in the passenger seat, turned out to be on the wrong flight schedule.

Roy's ticket is listed at 7.45 WIB. However, the seat he occupied was to schedule a flight at 6.15 WIB. But instead of admitting his mistake, Roy fought over seats numbered 1A and 1B on the plane.

The passengers then argued with Roy. They even asked Roy, who is still a member of Commission I of the DPR, to get off the plane immediately.

Comedian Ernest Prakasa, who scrambled for a seat with Roy Suryo on a flight in 2011, shared the story via his personal Twitter account.

Don't know the lyrics of Indonesia Raya

The match between Persija and Persib at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, was heated. Chaos broke out midway through the first half.

Roy Suryo, who attended the match, tried to calm the supporters of the two teams by taking a mic that had a full loudspeaker in the stadium.

But Roy's action even became a byword for netizens on Twitter. The reason is that Roy, who wanted to relieve the tension of the riot by singing so that the fans united, made a mistake.

Roy got the wrong lyrics when he sang the Indonesia Raya anthem. At that time the status of the man born in Yogyakarta was Minister of Youth and Sports, but he could not remember the lyrics of the national anthem which was considered fatal by netizens at that time.

Titled the God of the Pot

This controversy occurred when Roy Suryo served as Deputy Chairperson of the Democratic Party. Roy was rumored to have stolen pots, kitchen utensils, and a number of state-owned utensils after he abdicated from the seat of Minister of Youth and Sports.

Roy is said to have brought home thousands of items belonging to the Ministry of Youth and Sports which were finally asked to be returned with a total of 3,226 units of furniture.

The order for Roy to return the state assets is stated in letter number 523/SET.BII/V/2018 dated May 1, 2018.

For the polemic that occurred, Eko Kuntadhi and Mazdho Pray gave Roy Suryo the title 'Dewa Panci'. Disapproved, Roy reported the two social media activists to the Polda Metro Jaya.

The nickname made Roy the target of netizens. Roy also called Eko and Mazdo as buzzers or buzzers who led the issue of 'Dewa Panci'.

The case of the 'Pan God' finally went to court. However, in 2019, the case was declared closed at the South Jakarta District Court.