Aw: Obama statue to be removed from Indonesian park

The statue will relocated as soon as possible to an elementary school that Mr. Obama attended during the four years he spent as a child here , the governor of Jakarta, Fauzi Bowo, told reporters…

But the statue of Mr. Obama — who successfully exploited the potential of social networking sites during the 2008 presidential campaign — soon became the target of intense ire by critics who said Mr. Obama who had done nothing for Indonesia, and said the public park should be reserved to honor an Indonesian..

More than 56,000 Facebook members joined an Indonesian-language Facebook group called “Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Menteng Park.” Critics also filed a lawsuit to force the city to remove the statue.