JAKARTA - Rocky Gerung admitted that he was ready to face the legal case that befell him due to the "trick" and "toleol" that he made when criticizing President Joko Widodo regarding the project of the Capital City of the Archipelago (IKN) and the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Law.
"That this case will continue to be a legal case, okay I accept," said Rocky at a press conference in Jakarta, Friday, August 4.
Rocky claims he did not insult Jokowi personally. He views only criticizing Jokowi as the leader of state institutions.
"I regret that the legal issue that I said from the start was my criticism of President Jokowi which I said sharply and that I used to say that everywhere. I did not criticize or insult Jokowi individually. No," he stressed.
Rocky explained that he criticized Jokowi for not heeding the interests of the local community regarding the development of IKN.
According to him, the government published an analysis regarding the environmental impact (amdal) of IKN development without involving indigenous peoples in East Kalimantan.
"Many times the academic community said that IKN was wrong in its legal construction. Because it should have asked the indigenous people first. Have you ever asked for permission from the indigenous people? No," said Rocky.
"The form of asking for permission is amdal. Amdal is the right of indigenous peoples to agree or not to approve important proposals. Pak Jokowi has decided first, then asked for amdal justification. That's a chaotic way of thinking," he added.
Then, regarding the Omnibus Law, Rocky said that the government was too forcing its ratification even though it was rejected by the community, especially the labor group.
"I explain that the Omnibus Law is a political assessment because it insults workers' rights to earn income. So, the Omnibus Law removes the welfare rights of workers," he explained.
VOIR éGALEMENT:
Polda Metro Jaya previously received three police reports (LP) with reported Rocky Gerung and Refly Harun. The first report was made by United Indonesia Volunteers, on Monday 31 July 2023. The report is registered with the number LP/B/4459/VII/2023/SPKT/Polda Metro Jaya.
Then, a day later, the former Democrat Party politician Ferdinand Hutahaen also reported Rocky Gerung and Refly Harun to Polda Metro Jaya. The report is registered with the number LP/B/4465/VIII/2023/SPKT/Polda Metro Jaya.
Third, reporting is carried out by someone representing the Democratic Volunteer Group. The report is registered with the number LP/B/4504/VIII/2023/SPKT/Polda Metro Jaya, dated August 2, 2023.
The three reports started with podcast content broadcast on YouTube Refly Harun. Rocky Gerung's statement at the event was considered to contain elements of insulting Jokowi and unethical. Several words or statements by Rocky Gerung were considered hate speech.
"Once Jokowi loses his power he becomes an ordinary person, no one cares later. But Jokowi's ambition is to maintain his legacy. He offers IKN, pacing to the coalition, to find clarity on his fate," said Rocky in the video.
"He thinks his fate is not our fate, it's an stupid guy, as well as a coward. If he's a smart guy, he wants to accept arguing with Jumhur Hidayat. It's magical, a coward but a coward," continued Rocky criticizing Jokowi.
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