Conservative leader accuses Indonesian president of being under gay man's "dangerous grip" - LGBTQ Nation

"Amien Rais of the Unmat Party called Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya a moral threat to the nation and the president, Malaysia news outlet reported. "Teddy is gay, like the people of Lot in biblical times," said Amien, who founded his Unmat party in 2021 after abandoning the Muslim, non-sectarian National Mandate Party. He urged the president to "cut himself loose from Teddy's dangerous grip" and replace him with a "normal figure" focused on serving the nation."

"Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid responded on Friday that the video contained "hoaxes, slander, and hate speech" aimed at the "character assassination" of Prabowo. The video disappeared from socials, with a note explaining it was "not available on the country's domain due to a legal complaint from the government." "The video's narrative is an attempt to demean the state leader, has no factual basis, and is part of a provocative effort to create public unrest," Meutya added in a statement, saying the government would take further steps against Amien based on the country's Electronic Information and Transactions Law regarding slander and defamation."

A conservative Muslim party leader in Indonesia uploaded a YouTube video accusing a close aide to President Prabowo Subianto of being gay and of becoming personally closer to the president. The leader called the aide a moral threat and urged the president to replace him with a normal figure focused on serving the nation. The government quickly defended the president, saying the video contained hoaxes, slander, and hate speech intended to assassinate the president’s character. The video was removed from social platforms due to a legal complaint. Officials stated the narrative lacked factual basis and aimed to provoke public unrest, and they said further steps would be taken under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law regarding defamation.

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