Polri Harus Tangkap Penerbit Tabloid `Obor Rakyat`, kata JK
Indonesian Police Urged to Arrest Man Behind `Obor Rakyat` Tabloid, Jusuf Kalla Says
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Gorontalo (B2B) - Jusuf Kalla sebagai calon wakil presiden pendamping Joko Widodo, calon presiden dari PDIP mendesak Polri segera menangkap penyebar fitnah yang tidak bertanggung jawab seperti yang dilakukan tabloit "Obor Rakyat".
"Polisi harus tangkap pelaku, ini berbahaya bagi bangsa. Nanti orang terlalu mudah menfitnah," kata Cawapres Jusuf Kalla (JK) di Gorontalo, Jumat.
Jusuf Kalla berada di Gorontalo sebagai rangkaian dari safari kampanye di Sulawesi. Usai melakukan kampanye di lapangan Telaga Biru, JK melakukan sholat Jumat di Masjid Baiturahim dan mengunjungi rumah orang tua mantan presiden BJ Habibie.
Lebih lanjut Jusuf Kalla mengatakan polisi pasti bisa dengan gampang menangkap para pelakunya. Menurut Jusuf Kalla aparat kepolisian Indonesia sangat mumpuni kalau hanya menyelesaikan dan mencari pelakunya.
"Saya yakin polisi bisa, gampang, ini barang ratusan eksemplar dikirimkan, ada alamatnya, ada jelas. Hal kecil saja polisi bisa, apalagi ini. Jadi harus cepat dan tegas," katanya.
Jusuf Kalla menilai para pelaku penyebar fitnah seperti penerbitan dan penyebaran tabloit "Obor Rakyat" merupakan pengecut.
"Itu kebohongan luar biasa dan hanya dilakukan orang-orang pengecut yang berbuat kebohongan di negeri ini," kata Jusuf Kalla.
Jusuf Kalla menegaskan jika hal ini dibiarkan maka akan merusak bangsa dan demokrasi karena bisa menghalalkan segala cara.
Sebelumnya di beberapa pondok pesantren di Jawa Timur telah mendapatkan kiriman tabloit Obor Rakyat yang isinya menjelek-jelekkan dan mendiskreditkan Capres Jokowi.
Pemilu Presiden 9 Juli 2014 akan diikuti dua pasangan calon presiden dan calon wakil presiden yakni Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa dan Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla. (Ant)
Gorontalo (B2B) - Jusuf Kalla aka JK as vice presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla has urged the Indonesian police to immediately arrest the publisher of "Obor Rakyat" tabloid that has so far spread slanders about presidential candidate Joko Widodo.
"Indonesian police must arrest the perpetrator. This is dangerous for the nation. Later, people may easily spread slanders (unless the action is not stopped)," he remarked during a campaign tour here on Friday.
Jusuf Kalla, a vice president, as the running mate of Joko Widodo or popularly known as Jokowi, said he believed that the police can easily do it (if it wants to) in view of its capability.
"I am sure the police can do it as hundred copies of the tabloid have been distributed, and they have a clear address. It is a simple matter. So, the police must be quick and firm," Kalla emphasized.
"They (the tabloids reports) are big lies and only cowards did that," noted Jusuf Kalla or JK as he is often called.
Jusuf Kalla warned that unless the case was dealt with sternly, it has the potential to hurt the nation and damage democracy because it allowed the principle of "the ends justify the means."
Several Islamic boarding schools in East Java have received copies of "Obor Rakyat" containing stories discrediting presidential candidate Jokowi.
Jokowi pairs with Jusuf Kalla and is currently campaigning for the presidential bid scheduled on July 9.
He is competing against Prabowo Subianto, a former military figure who pairs with Hatta Rajasa, a former economic minister.
