Gerindra Party legislator Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo is considering to file a police report versus two other politicians for supposed unwanted sexual advances on Twitter.
Democratic Celebration political leader Cipta Panca Laksana tweeted on his individual Twitter account @Panca66: “The thighs of a South Tangerang deputy mayor candidate are so smooth.” It was later retweeted by previous State-Owned Enterprises Ministry secretary Muhammad Said Didu.
While Cipta did not mention the prospect by name, numerous believed he was describing Rahayu given that she was the only female prospect running for the South Tangerang deputy mayor’s seat. Cipta also composed the tweet a number of hours after she published pictures of herself running in a set of jogging shorts to her social media accounts
Cipta’s tweet has actually been deleted.
Rahayu composed on her Facebook account on Monday that she was “upset since there’s a political leader who objectifies women, including those running in a regional election.”
” I’m likewise considering to [report this incident to law enforcers],” Rahayu wrote in the declaration.
She included that she believed the event was just the suggestion of the iceberg of sexual harassment versus females, as the sexual objectification of ladies had ended up being a norm within society.
Rahayu stated she was set off by numerous comments from social media users recommending the event had actually occurred due to the picture of her wearing jogging shorts.
” If you have an opinion on what clothes someone ought to use, it’s your right and I won’t evaluate you on that. I think that everybody has the right to wear whatever clothing they want without having to experience harassment or discrimination,” stated Rahayu.
Rahayu will run as a prospect for South Tangerang deputy mayor in the upcoming local election. She is running in the election with Muhamad and they are backed by Gerindra and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
