Use One Piece Emblem In Hijab To City Hall, This Is Yenny Wahid's Reason

Yenny Wahid At DKI City Hall/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

The daughter of the 4th President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), Yenny Wahid, visited the City Hall of DKI Jakarta, Central Jakarta, to meet the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung.

There is one thing that attracts attention. On the back of the headscarf he wore, there was a emblem with a picture of one One Piece character named Zoro. Later, this Japanese manga and anime became the public's spotlight until it was addressed by the government.

Yenny admitted that she had indeed been a One Piece audience for a long time. Meanwhile, according to him, the government does not need to overreact to seeing the public expressing expressions and criticisms such as raising the One Piece flag.

"I've always watched my little child, I just want to say that One Piece doesn't have to be afraid, it doesn't need to be suppressed, it doesn't need to be deleted, this is just an expression that should be an introspection from officials, why do people take the one piece symbol?" Yenny told reporters, Friday, August 22.

This Nadlatul Ulama (NU) female figure views that the public can express their expressions by using fictitious figures such as the One Piece character because there is a sense of dissatisfaction that must be introspective to the government.

"I'm just saying, don't be afraid of the One Piece symbol. This is just a cartoon character, really. If we really carry out our duties to serve the community, there's no need to be afraid of such figures and symbols," he explained.

Emblem depicts the character of One Piece named Zoro on the hijab worn by Yenny Wahid when visiting DKI City Hall/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

For information, the public has been enlivened by the phenomenon of raising the pirate flag from the Japanese manga series, One Piece, since before the commemoration of the 80th Indonesian Independence Day.

The fictitious flag has a black background and skull, as well as two bones that cross behind it. The white skull with a smiling expression is decorated with a yellow straw hat typical of the main character of One Piece, Monkey D. Luffy.

When the feeling of raising the One Piece flag expanded on social media, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad reminded that there are systematic efforts that have the potential to divide the unity and integrity of the nation.

"We also detect and also get input from security institutions, indeed there are efforts, yes, his name is to divide the unity and integrity of the nation," said Dasco some time ago.

But recently, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that there was no raid by the TNI and Polri officers regarding the raising of the One Piece themed flag ahead of the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia.

"There is no (razia)," said Prasetyo.

He said the government had no problem with the existence of the One Piece flag as a form of expression or criticism from the public.

The government, he said, is also open to various forms of criticism considering that there are still many homeworks that need to be completed.

According to him, the action that may be taken only applies to those who deliberately clashed the presence of the One Piece flag with the Red and White flag.

"Even if someone gets there, any prohibition or action is for the parties earlier, hitting them with, for example, inciting in quotes, to better fly this flag than the Red and White flag. That's not true, it can't be like that," added Prasetyo.