Technology | Jakarta Obama Jakarta Statue Attacked on Facebook Website founder says Barack is no national hero By Mary Papenfuss Posted Dec 15, 2009 8:43 AM CST Copied A women stands near the bronze statue of young Barack Obama during a ceremony at a park in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A statue in Jakarta of President Obama as a boy is being attacked on a Facebook site by members who are demanding its removal. Some 15,500 members have joined the "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Taman Menteng Park" site since the 43-inch statue was erected last week. "Everybody knows that Obama is a world leader, but he is not our national hero who deserves to be awarded a statue," said Jakarta resident Heru Nugroho, who founded the site. Obama lived in Jakarta from 1967 to 1971 with his American mom, Indonesian stepfather and his half-sister. The Jarkarta businessman who spearheaded the effort to erect the statue called the site "ridiculous." Read These Next 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. The NFL's heaviest player told to slim down. Report an error