JAKARTA: Six months after stepping down from the nation’s top post, former president Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has been the target of a barrage of lawsuits, which analysts say underscores the accumulated disapproval over his presidency.
The hearings on two civil lawsuits, the first alleges that Jokowi used fake diplomas to qualify for public office while the second alleges that he defaulted on his promise regarding the production target for the locally-made car brand Esemka, began last week at the Surakarta District Court in Central Java, Jokowi’s hometown, without his presence.
