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Former intel chief reported to police for calling Prabowo a 'psychopath'
Jakarta Globe - June 4, 2014
"I am not conducting a negative campaign or a black campaign," A.M. Hendropriyono said in Jakarta on Tuesday. "When we were in the military, if we wanted to receive a promotion we would have to take a mental evaluation. I need to tell you something about Prabowo, who earned [the lowest score] – with a just a little stress he could have gone crazy.
"This is not only about him being emotional, but a psychopath – nearly crazy," he said.
A Jakarta-based collective named the Flobamora, which is a group for young workers living in the capital who hail from East Nusa Tengarra, lodged the police report after Hendropriyono, the former head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) made the comments to reporters, which have not gone down well in the Prabowo camp.
"There was a statement that Prabowo was a psychopath and close to being crazy, which is a very dangerous and misleading statement," the Flobamara Institute's Alfons Loemau told Kompas.com
Alfons said Hendropriyono had violated Articles 310 and 311 of the Criminal Code, which are concerned with defamation, and that the burden of proof was now on Hendropriyono to substantiate his allegations.
He pointed to the clean bill of health given to Prabowo and running mate Hatta Rajasa at the pair's recent mandatory medical evaluation at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta. "[Prabowo] passed the test, meaning his health has been verified," Alfons said. "If Hendropriyono claims Prabowo is a psychopath, prove it."
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