The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Asked Indonesian Citizens To Not Create Reply To Parody Songs To Malaysia

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Teuku Faizasyah (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) Teuku Faizasyah asked the Indonesian people not to create counter-attack content from a video parody of the song Indonesia Raya which is suspected of being Malaysian.

This is because at this time the case of a parody of the song Indonesia Raya with a pitch that was claimed to be made in Malaysia has received a lot of criticism from citizens in Indonesia. In fact, the hashtags #IndonesiaRaya and #Malaysia are currently embedded in trending topics on Twitter.

"For the common good, it is better not to upload social media content, including Youtube, which is offensive to other countries, including Malaysia," Teuku said when contacted by VOI, Monday, December 28.

Teuku said that currently the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still waiting for the results of the investigation of the alleged Indonesia Raya song parodied by Malaysians. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia had previously communicated with the government and relevant authorities in Malaysia regarding this incident.

"Furthermore, the Malaysian government is taking action on what the Indonesian government has said in coordination regarding this case," he said.

Teuku said the Malaysian government was in the process of investigating the video that allegedly insulted Indonesia. This is because this video is claimed to have been uploaded from Malaysia.

"If it turns out that the video was uploaded by a Malaysian citizen, then firm action will be taken based on the applicable law," said Teuku.

For information, the MY Asean Youtube account has uploaded a parody of the Indonesia Raya national anthem. The video depicts the background of the Red and White flag accompanied by the Garuda Pancasila emblem.

This video is accompanied by the singing of someone who changed the arrangement of the song Indonesia Raya with lyrics connoting harassment of Indonesian figures.

The video is about one minute long and was posted about two weeks ago. However, currently Youtube has taken a takedown on this video. When traced, the MY Asean account with the Malaysian flag logo also no longer appears on Youtube.