Agus Community Responds to the Viral Controversy of Agus Donation and Agus Buntung

Kapanlagi.com - As the year changes from 2024 to 2025, the name Agus has become a focal point on social media. Two cases involving the name Agus have successfully captured public attention. First, the case of Agus Salim, who is suspected of misappropriating donation funds amounting to IDR 1.5 billion. The funds were supposed to be used for his eye treatment.

Second, the case involving a seventh-semester student majoring in Arts and Culture, I Wayan Agus Suartama, also known as Agus Buntung. He is suspected of committing sexual harassment and has become a hot topic on social media.

The Agus Brothers Community Indonesia (AABI) has finally spoken out in response to the uproar surrounding this case. Agus Mulyadi, affectionately known as Gus Yad, as the spokesperson for AABI, emphasized that these two cases have nothing to do with their community.

"As a community, various viral incidents in the media involving people named Agus have no impact on AABI. Moreover, they are neither members of AABI nor have they ever been," Gus Yad told Kapanlagi.com via text message on Monday (9/12/2024).

1. Agus who is Good Never Goes Viral

When asked whether Agus's name has been tarnished overall due to this case, Gus Yad explained that the issue is purely personal and does not reflect their community.

"No, it’s a personal matter. We just regret it. News tends to go viral when it’s negative. In fact, there are still many, even thousands of good deeds by Agus. But they never go viral," he stated.

2. Focus on the Main Goal

According to Gus Yad, the AABI community remains focused on their main goal, which is to strengthen brotherhood and engage in positive activities. Cases like this do not affect the integrity of the community because Agus Donasi and Agus Buntung are not AABI members.

"That’s right (it has no effect). In fact, we were just invited by a TV station for a talk show, and the questions were the same," he concluded.

(kpl/far/gtr)