jpnn.com, LOMBOK - Damai Santoso, a.k.a Amaq Daud, has made a police report because he couldn't stand being made fun of on social media.
The resident of Sangkung hamlet, Bangket Parak village, was a rain shaman and was associated with the 2021 World Superbike event at the Mandalika Circuit.
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Like a common rain shaman, Damai was believed to be able to block the rain from falling or at least move the rain to another place so that it doesn't fall in the desired location.
However, in reality, heavy rains flushed the circuit area and its surroundings during the WSBK event.
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In one of the uploads by internet user @leekuwangso, Damai was criticized. The account uploaded a photo of Damai flooded with negative comments.
Many commenters later uploaded a photo of Damai with President Joko Widodo.
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Damai then chose the legal route to solve the issue. He reported the account to the Central Lombok Police, Monday (22/11).
Damai considered that the account had defamed him.
Regarding the photo with the President, Damai admitted that he had been asked for help as a rain shaman not for the WSBK event but at the arrival of President Jokowi.
"There are words that defame me, saying 'the traditional rain controller not working at #WorldSBK, the first race was not working'. Attached is a photo of me with President Joko Widodo when he arrived on Friday," said Damai, when met at the Central Lombok Police.
He considered that the other party had dropped his self-esteem and has insulted, harassed, and damaged his name.
He said that he and his family were never invited by the ITDC or the MGPA to be a rain shaman during the WSBK, except when the President arrived at the Mandalika Circuit.
"Several times the President came, thank God there was never any rain,” said Damai.
He regretted commenters circulated the photo of him when the president arrived instead of a photo during the WSBK event last weekend when the rain actually fell.
A member of the Central Lombok Police, Second Inspector Supardi, said they had received the report and was currently following it up.
"We have received the report. We just need to follow it up and deliver it to the leadership," said Supardi. (met/mcr20/radarlombok)
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