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Ah c'mon - u guys are taking this the wrong way. Dude is a brand ambassador of Indonesia - he's stirring up some conversation about Indonesia, using the Donald as a platform. Not self serving at all or a consequence of 3 good martinis at lunch..a vetted, thought out strategy - have some faith people.
You cannot fault Fadli Zon for exposing how inept and shallow he is. You cannot criticise him for being unable to differential right from wrong.
After all he was in the land of the free so it was only natural for him to freely express his natural self uninhibited.
On a related note that watch on his right hand is worth more than 70 workers' five-months salary, working two rotating shifts, including Sundays and public holidays non-stop.
And on another related note rumour has it that Trump had to be convinced that Fadil Zon and co. were not Hispanics.
I think the watch that has caught public attention was not Fadli's but Setya Novanto.
jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/time-house-speakers-140k-watch-steals-limelight-trump-photo-op/
Fadli seems to like meeting famous people and taking selfies:
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32448668
twitter.com/fadlizon/status/639631408353292288
Please don't blame them. They are only a bunch of kampung people being lured to the limelight and taken advantage of. With their low educational and moral backgrounds they could not even tell that they are embarrassing the people of Indonesia let alone themselves.
This one is hilarious.
Fadli Zon's party Gerindra made a rule in 2012 that none of its members is allowed to travel to the overseas using government's money. Anyone who disobeys this rule would be fired from the party by Prabowo.
Don't believe me ? Have a look the official statement here at Gerindra's facebook page (www.facebook.com/gerindra/posts/362650380433117). Also available in the media (www.jpnn.com/read/2012/03/06/119732/Gerindra-Larang-Kader-ke-Luar-Negeri). Note: They're in Indonesian language. You might need to dump them in google translate to get the english translation.
The problem facing Indonesia in a microcosm : " You shouldn't cricticize me ! I am not guilty ! Ask my supporters , do they think i am guilty ? i am suing you for defamation ! "
You can take the indonesian out of the kampung but you can never take the kampung out of an indonesian
What a disgusting human being. He should put his head in shame and resign effective immediately, along with that loser Setya who could only say "yes very much" when asked. Pathetic brainless individuals. This idiot Fadli has the same attitude as that stupid Sarpin who repeatedly stated that his "good name" has been smeared. What a bunch of clowns.
Good luck with the law suit sir. If appearing on USA TV smiling and shaking hands isn't showing support I don't know what does.
Poor judgement at best.
This is an English speaking publication. It would serve you well to remember that and refrain from use of monkey tongue.
I hope he is filing that stuff with a REALLY expensive lawyer at a new York court and looses a lot of money with these Kampoeng antics...arguments like that might work in Jakarta, but in NYC...?
So full of guilt for misusing statefunds for an unsanctioned trip this guy is only trying to overload to divert attention away from him.
I only hope the KPK will soon start to investigate this trip. And the watch....
Ooooh...this time, it's going to backfire badly to this clown Fadli Zon. In the past, this softie has frequently threatened to file lawsuits to people who criticized him. This time...he's playing with fire.
Not only the bulk of Indonesians including Muslim leaders condemned the "incident", but Fadli can be perceived as someone who supports the controversial American while he threatens a respected Muslim leader (even if such thing is possible considering the different jurisdiction). This won't do any good to Gerindra whose supports largely come from Islamic party....
This softie clown is clearly stupid...
Fadli apparently used government funds while wearing a $140,000 wrist watch. If this was for personal business, then it should be paid with personal money, which there is surely an abundance. As for a law suit against someone living in the US, just a quick reminder, Indonesian laws do not apply. These outragious threats are indicative of a weak person, trying to justify some wrong doing. Hopefully a thorough investigation of this trip will happen, and then you can ask for a "pre-trial" hearing for alleged misuse of government funds, especially in light of the fact that Indonesia is having a financial crisis and many citizens might lose jobs.
Fadli says "Otherwise, I will file a lawsuit against him for allegedly violating the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions Law."
May I ask - does the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions Law of the Republic of Indonesia have any legal force in the City of New York, New York State, United States of America where Imam Shamsi lives and where he works at the Al-Hikmah Mosque?
If not how will this case proceed?
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