May 9, 2019 - The Governor of Jakarta

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Indonesia, who is known to be a fan of heavy metal, showed off a bass guitar given to him by a member of the US metal band Metallica on television, and then handed it over to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Indonesia's anti-graft agency . Last week

, 　Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo appeared on television strumming the maroon bass guitar that Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo had given him. On the guitar was Trujillo's autograph and the words "Thank you! Keep playing cool and funky bass!" written on it.

　During the show, Governor Jokowi declared that he is phone number list a big fan of Metallica. He also said he likes hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin , Deep Purple and Napalm Death

. 　Governor Jokowi has a reputation as a clean politician in Indonesia, a country notorious for corruption, but the KPK says he has already handed over the bass as a gift. The KPK will investigate within 30 days to see if there is any conflict of interest or any quid pro quo, and then decide whether to return the bass to the governor or confiscate it.

　Governor Jokowi's spokesman said the bass was the first gift he has received since taking office, and that the governor voluntarily handed it over to the KPK. "The governor loves rock music, so he was certainly happy to accept it. But it's like getting a racket from Boris Becker in tennis , it's a souvenir. It wasn't given in exchange for anything," he said. (c)AFP