His government is investigating the magazine's editor for defamation. Indonesia's leader may be regarded as indispensable. He may have broad powers to silence dissent and divide dissidents. But he can't stop Indonesians from telling jokes about him, including those laced with vindictiveness. The line is long, the sun hot, the mood grim.
Tempers rise as the people complain about their situation.
Finally their anger reaches the point that they decide to hire an assassin to do in the president. Off he goes, and the people return to their line. A little while later the assassin returns. That line is even longer. It's possible that the joke-teller would be subject to prosecution if he were named here, since defaming the president is a crime.