Reasons Bareskrim Will Receive Report On Baswedan Novel 'Apparatus Do Not Overdo'

JAKARTA - National Police Headquarters will receive a report to KPK senior investigator Novel Baswedan regarding his tweets on social media. The reason is that the Police must accept all reports from the public.

"The principle of the main task of the National Police is to serve as a public servant. All public reports will of course be accepted by the Police, including reports against Novel Baswedan," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Harianto, to reporters, Thursday, February 11.

Later, investigators will study the report. Follow-up will be determined from the reporting.

"Of course we accept this, we will study it and of course the police will also follow up on the reports submitted by residents of this community," he said.

Previously reported, the Deputy Chairperson of the DPP Youth, Student and Community Protection Partners (PPMK) Joko Priyoski as the reporter said that this report was carried out because Novel was deemed not to have the authority to comment on this matter.

"We are reporting Novel Baswedan's brother because he made a tweet on Twitter which we suspect was making hoaxes and provocation," Joko told reporters, Thursday, February 11.

In this case, Joko reported Novel Baswedan by using Article 14, 15 of Law number 1 of 1946 and also of the ITE Law Article 45A paragraph 2 jo Article 28 paragraph 2 of Law 18 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law number 11. year 2008.

However, until now, this report has not been officially received. PPMK is still completing the reporting process.

For information, the questioned Novel Baswedan tweeted because he said that the authorities should not go too far. The post was uploaded on February 9, 2021.

"Innalillahi Wainnailaihi Rojiun Ustadz Maaher died in the Police detention center. In the case of humiliation, detention, then illness. Org is sick, why are they forced to be detained? The apparatus don't go too far, especially with Ustadz. It's not trivial, you know," wrote the Novel Baswedan account @nazaqitsha.