Jokowi used an opportunity at the National Competition for Martial Arts Academy on Tuesday to address recent social media accusations. Speaking to some 100 teenage athletes, Jokowi said they should not be afraid of the President just because some netizens accused him of being a dictator. Your president is not a dictator. Nowadays, many people on social media are saying that President Jokowi is authoritarian or a dictator," he said after asking an athlete to step onto the podium to answer a question, triggering laughter in the audience. The President then joked that he did not have the looks to qualify as a dictator.

Source: The China Post August 09, 2017 12:36 UTC