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The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur has coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked the Malaysian Police (PDRM) to investigate the maker of the national anthem Indonesia Raya parody on YouTube.

"We have communicated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the PDRM team will carry out an investigation," said the Coordinator of the Education and Culture Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Yoshi Iskandar when contacted in Kuala Lumpur, Monday.

Yoshi said based on his monitoring the video had also been taken down from YouTube.

"If you look at the video, it has also been taken down. That is from the channel side. But maybe it still exists because it is circulating in the media," he said.

Yoshi said on Sunday (27/12) his party had coordinated fast movement.

"As soon as the video went up, we immediately coordinated with the PDRM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. From there a statement came out from the Malaysian Embassy. That was the result of our coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to reduce the situation we see now because it is busy in the media and there are many comments," he said.

Yoshi emphasized that in principle we will solve it in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.

"We'll see. The process just flows. We entrust it to the Malaysian side. We entrust the Malaysian PDRM to investigate this matter. So let it go like that. We will continue to monitor it," he said.

Yoshi said that his party knew about the video last Sunday based on reports from the public.

"As soon as we know, we trace back that there are several channels, but if we enter the local PDRM area, we will follow the applicable corridor," he said.

He said he appealed to the public to hold back together.

"The actions taken are sensitive, of course, provocative. It can affect the good relations between people to people and Indonesia - Malaysia. So don't be provoked. What is clear is that we trust the law. Their response is also fast. We appreciate it," he said. (Antaranews)