TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The attorney of former Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok, Rolas Sitinjak, confirmed the divorce lawsuit filed by his client to his wife Veronica Tan.
"It is true," he told Tempo, on Monday, January 8, 2018. Rolas said the divorce papers were filed to the North Jakarta District Court on Friday afternoon, January 5, 2018.
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Indeed, since Friday, it has been circulating on the social media about the divorce lawsuit and child custody from Ahok to Veronica. The letter became viral. Teguh Samudra, Ahok's another lawyer, is not certain yet about the divorce lawsuit.
"I have not known yet and I have asked for confirmation to Mbak Fifi and Mbak Fina also, there is no answer," he said in his message to Tempo, on Monday, January 8, 2018.
Tempo also contacted Fify Lety Indra, Ahok’s younger sister by phone and short messages, but until this news was published, there has been no response from them.
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