Entering SARA To Baduy Tribe, Muannas Asks Police To Process Men Who Called Jokowi 'Suitable For Bringing Honey And Squatting At Crossroads'

President Joko Widodo wears traditional Baduy clothes (Photo: Instagram @jokowi)

JAKARTA - The world of social media Twitter is back in a frenzy with comments from a netizen with an account named @pawletariat. He said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was suitable for wearing traditional Baduy clothing during his state speech.

Unfortunately, at the end of the comment, this account asks Jokowi to bring honey and squat at the intersection. "Azzzsksksks Jokowi Make Baduy traditional clothes really fit, just bring honey + squat at the crossroads", wrote this account.

Comments on this account invite the anger of netizens because it connotes contempt for the profession of the Baduy community. One of them came from the Partai Solidaritas Indonesia (PSI) politician @Muannas_alaidid. According to Muannas, the phrase 'stay with honey and squat' is an insulting and demeaning sentence.

"Obviously it's not a criticism, but it is qualified as SARA's hatred of the Baduy tribe", said Muannas.

Muannas said that this account was a personal response to the traditional clothes worn by Jokowi, not a journalistic product. "Just arrest him with Article 28 paragraph 2 of ITE", said Muannad by mentioning the official account of the National Police Headquarters, @DivHumas_Polri.

Later, this account was clarified and apologized. "I have absolutely no intention of insulting the Baduy tribe. I know that the Baduy tribe has very noble traditions and wisdom. But I indeed have concerns and concerns about Baduy residents who have to walk hundreds of kilometers and then wander in Jakarta to sell forest honey for IDR 100 thousand per bottle. Something that might happen because the Baduy's living space is getting narrower".

Thus I apologize for my tweet, especially to the Baduy people. I admit my mistakes, and will learn to be wiser in expressing opinions about the indigenous people of the archipelago".

Until this news was published, the Baduy hashtag was at the top of the trending list in Indonesia with 20.3 thousand Tweets.