Moeldoko supports Habib Bahar Bin Smith's denunciation to police

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Presidential chief of staff Moeldoko supports reporting on Muhammad Bahar bin Smith, dai, who allegedly insulted President Joko Widodo or Jokowi in the Metro Jaya regional police.

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"Yes, yes, it must be, he is a religious who speaks like that, I condemn him personally," Moeldoko told the presidential office in Jakarta on Thursday, November 29, 2018.

Moeldoko said that a cleric should be a role model because of his speech and his behavior. However, after watching Bahar's viral video conference, Moeldoko was surprised. Because, he said, a head of state should not be treated like this. "As a person, I do not respect, "he says.

Muhammad Bahar Bin Smith has reported a number of groups calling themselves "Jokowi Mania DKI Jakarta" at Polda Metro Jaya Metro Station. According to them, Bahar had harbaded the symbols of the country beyond the reasonable limits of a speaker or a dai.

"After all, we are free to discuss, but we are not free to insult," said Rahmat, Jakarta DPD chairman Jokowi Mania at the Metro Jaya regional police on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

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In his report, Rahmat included a 60-second video conference on Bahar as evidence. In the video, between 7 and 15 seconds, Bahar said, "If you meet Jokowi, if you meet Jokowi, you open the pants, lest Jokowi's menstruation look like a wet chicken."

According to Rahmat, insulting the president by saying that the wimp or menstruation is a less logical speech than a preacher such as Bahar bin Smith. "We are volunteers of Jokowi Mania, we are united, we are brave, we are to fight report Habib Bahar bin Smith, "he said.

The video of Bahar used as evidence was recorded on November 17, 2018 during the anniversary commemoration ceremony of the Prophet at Satu Darussalam, Batuceper, Tangerang. In his report, Rahmat asked Bahar to publish an article insulting the symbols of the state and hate speech.