According to Indonesian news outlet Kompas, the allegations surfaced after a video purportedly showing the entrance of the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta circulated on social media, accompanied by claims that the two men had met Kwok.
Indonesia’s ruling party Gerindra has also said it was looking into the allegations and the accuracy of the information circulating online.
“The Gerindra Party has been monitoring information that has recently circulated on social media regarding an alleged meeting of anti-government figures with the Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia,” said Bambang Haryadi, secretary of the party’s faction in the House of Representatives, in a statement quoted by state news agency Antara.
Dino described the allegations as “fabricated” and said he would raise the matter with the Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid.
“The post began circulating after I made a statement about Indonesia-Singapore relations. Since many people have asked me about this, I want to clarify that the story is 100 per cent fictitious, totally fabricated,” he said in a video posted on Instagram on Sunday.
Dino said he had been in Perth, Australia on Oct 18 to speak at a climate change event and only returned to Indonesia on the evening of Oct 20.
He said he knew Kwok, who has been Singapore’s ambassador to Indonesia since 2022, but had never visited his residence in Jakarta.
Saiful separately said he had never met or spoken to either Dino or Kwok.
“I have never spoken to Mr Dino Patti Djalal, either directly or indirectly, let alone met him. I have also never spoken to the Singapore ambassador to Indonesia, much less met him in person anywhere,” Saiful told Metro TV.
“I am very surprised that the lie claiming I met both of them has gone viral,” he added.
