REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) has said will not sue comedian Ernest Prakarsa's tweet about international cleric visit, Zakir Naik.
"I'm not going to sue him. The cleric came and asked to meet me, yes I received," Kalla said at the IORA Summit here in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 7.
Kalla said, if it is proven Zakir Naik gave money to radical group ISIS, then the authorities already arrested him. "If he helps ISIS, he has been arrested, he's not going anywhere," he said.
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On Sunday, Ernest tweet satire words to Vice President Jusuf Kalla. He wrote "JK welcomed Zakir Naik, a person that gave money to ISIS. It is difficult to understand".
Ernest stated Zakir Naik fund ISIS based news of Daily Mail entitled "Controversial preacher Zakik Naik's banned Islamic organization gave Rs 80,000 to ISIS recruit who planned Republic Day terror attack" on November 22, 2016.