Police Study Reporting Dossier Refly Harun About Alleged Defamation

JAKARTA - Refly Harun's report regarding the alleged defamation with the reported party Rizal Afif and the Twitter account @_ekokuntadhi has begun to be followed up. Bareskrim Polri is currently studying the report file.

"The investigation stage is first," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Public Relations Division Kombes Gatot Repli Handoko when confirmed, Friday, June 2.

After the report file has been studied, the next step will be to investigate the research team. However, when asked about the timing of the call for clarification to the reporting party and the reported party, Gatot did not explain in detail about the matter.

It was only conveyed, later on the schedule for inspection or clarification would be determined by the investigative team.

"Of course there will be an in-depth investigation. We will update again later," said Gatot.

Refly Harun reported Rizal Afif (28) and the owner of the Twitter account @_ekonkuntadhi to the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit. The report relates to allegations of defamation.

Rizal Afif is a suspect in the kidnapping and sexual abuse of 12 children in Jakarta, Bogor and South Tangerang.

The allegation of defamation was because Rizal Afif suddenly made a statement saying that Refly Harun was paid Rp. 7 million. The money was used as wages for admitting to being a terrorist convict (napiter).

In fact, Refly stated that he never gave money and arranged for Rizal Afif to admit that he was a prisoner. Moreover, Refly was new to the figure of Rizal.

The report is registered with the number LP/B/0257/VI/2022/SPKT/Bareskrim Polri. The two reported parties are suspected of violating Article 27 paragraph 3 of the Indonesian Law number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law number 11 of 2008 concerning electronic information and Article 310 of the Criminal Code, as well as 311 of the Criminal Code.