Comedian questioned over Wiranto report

Wed, 07 Feb 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Noted comedian Tubagus Dedi "Mi'ing" Gumelar was
quizzed by police officers on Monday as a witness in a defamation
complaint filed by former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander
Gen. (ret) Wiranto against a University of Indonesia sociologist.

Mi'ing, however, refused to disclose the substance of the
questioning, which was held at the National Police Headquarters.

Wiranto, also a former Cabinet minister, reported Tamrin Amal
Tomagola to the police for allegedly defaming him in a televised
talk show on the Maluku conflict last year.

Tamrin, a native of Halmahera in North Maluku, reportedly
accused Wiranto of playing a role in instigating the Maluku
riots. (ylt)

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