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Bogor Students Hurl Eggs to Polygamist Mayor's Office
Jakarta Globe | June 28, 2011

Indonesia’s most controversial mayor, Diani Budiarto, 56, has found himself at the center of a new scandal — taking a teenager as his fourth wife. (Photo courtesy of Kotabogor.go.id) Indonesia’s most controversial mayor, Diani Budiarto, 56, has found himself at the center of a new scandal — taking a teenager as his fourth wife. (Photo courtesy of Kotabogor.go.id)
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isa.amruzi
4:40pm Jun 30, 2011

for DrDez,Asoegenie,Roland : i stated that "higher position,higher rule",,its a satire guys,and im not agree with he has done..i just want to stressed "if you want to get higher position,you have to ready with higher rules",,is it wrong?,

and about polygamy,which parameter do we use ?science,religion,or psychology?


leftalien
6:39pm Jun 29, 2011

Ah..i m sick with this topic, dont give too much attention. We still have more imoprtant problem such a Lapindo. What's happened with society there??

Roland
6:13pm Jun 29, 2011

Maybe the mayor of Bogor should take an example of the Mayor of Yogyakarta, Joko Widodo. No "higher rules" applied there...

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/indonesia/joko-widodo-the-best-mayor-in-indonesia/442164

Roland
6:09pm Jun 29, 2011

@isa - Higher position - higher rules??? This man is (even though it is said he's not) a public servant, elected by the people of Bogor to serve them to the best of his abilities (he probably even has to take an oath for that) so he is supposed to be humble and not hiding behind "higher positions" and "higher rules". In front of the law everybody is equal -there are no "higher rules" applying to anyone in a democracy!

Asoegenie
3:45pm Jun 29, 2011

Is it OK that Diani married again while his wife was ill in the hospital? The creature has no shame and no conscience.


More than a hundred students from various universities in Bogor held a rally in front of the Bogor City Hall in West Java on Tuesday to protest the recent marriage of the city's mayor with a teenager.

Indonesia’s most controversial mayor, Diani Budiarto, 56, has found himself at the center of a new scandal — taking a 19-year-old teenager as his fourth wife.

The Bogor mayor continues to thumb his nose at Indonesian law.

Examples of previous defiance include the mayor's refusal to allow the local GKI Yasmin church to reopen. He contends the church's building permits were forged, even though the Supreme Court sided with the church. Diani also remains married to two other woman, including his first wife, Fauziah, who is currently in hospital.

News about marriage has sparked public outrage, especially among students.

Demonstrators hurled the mayor's office with raw eggs as they shouted, “Say no to polygamy.”

Some of them climbed the City Hall's gate and were attempting break in when security officers stopped them.

The rally leader, Ahmad Hidayat, said Diani has “lost his conscience.”

“He cares more about polygamy than about solving the problems in Bogor,” he was quoted as saying by news portal Detik.com.

The crowd dispersed at noon but threatened a sit-in rally on Wednesday if Diani does not give public clarification of the marriage.

Meanwhile, an official at the Bogor Municipality, Bambang Gunawan, said that Diani is on honeymoon leave.

“He is taking a three-day leave,” Bambang said.




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