Examined By The Criminal Investigation Unit Of The Police Regarding 'Kalimantan Is A Place For Jin's Throwing Children', Edy Mulyadi Will Write To The Press Council

JAKARTA - Edy Mulyadi finally fulfilled the second summons to investigate the case of alleged hate speech in Kalimantan where the genie dumped his child. Edy Mulyadi plans to send a letter to the Press Council regarding the case being processed by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.

"After this BAP, we will send a letter to the Press Council. Depends on the results of the examination. This morning, I read about the Press Council in Republika, it was funny, what Rusdi wrote, the reporter, he interviewed the head of the PWI in Depok, who is Rusdi too," said Edy Mulyadi to reporters at the Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Monday, January 31.

“It was funny, so he interviewed himself. Then they were asked at the Press Council, yes, I wasn't there. Here, I am a member of PWI," said Edy Mulyadi.

It was previously reported that Edy Mulyadi's team of lawyers protested because the letter for the first summons to examine his client for alleged hate speech about Kalimantan where the genie dumped his child did not comply with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. Apart from asserting that there was no SARA element in the viral statement, the lawyer asked the Police to enact the Press Law.

"Remember, Mr. Edy is a senior journalist. It means that the summons he spoke was as a senior journalist, not under what name. That means, we also want the Press Law to be enacted,” said the team of lawyers Edy Mulyadi Herman Kadir at the Criminal Investigation Unit at the National Police Headquarters, Friday, January 28.

Herman Kadir then explained about the rules for summoning journalists, which he said had to go through the Press Council. Because Edy Mulyadi was called a lawyer at that time talking about Kalimantan as the location of the new state capital in his capacity as a press person.

"The press code of ethics is there, if he violates it, go ahead. This means that the legal procedure, there is already cooperation between the police and PWI. This means that it is clear there, if it is what it is, it will be resolved first through the Press Council," he continued.

But what is certain is that the Bareskrim Polri in this case has examined 38 witnesses and experts.

“To date, a total of 30 witnesses and 8 expert witnesses have been questioned. There are 38 witnesses in total," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters, Thursday, January 27.

Deputy Chairman of the Press Council Hendry Ch Bangun doubted that Edy Mulyadi's statement on social media was a journalistic product.

“Because he speaks for himself, makes his own statement. So, where is his journalistic work? This deserves to be researched but I myself doubt that from that point of view, this is a journalistic work, but of course, the opinion of the press will be judged," said Hendry in a video interview with VOI.

Hendry also compared it with the Podcast case of Deddy Corbuzier who interviewed former Minister of Health Siti Fadilah. Hendry explained that the video, which had gone viral and was allegedly illegal, could be said to be a journalistic work because of Deddy's position as an interviewer.

"Because of Deddy's position as an interviewer, the appearance of the podcast is a journalistic work," he said.