BSTV Director Arrested For Spreading Hoaxes Through YouTube Actual TV, The Channel Uploads 765 Mostly Provocative Videos

JAKARTA - The police said the YouTube account Aktual TV had uploaded 765 video content containing false news. Hundreds of videos were uploaded in the span of 8 months.

"This content consists of 765 contents, most of which are provocative content that can divide national unity, causing trouble," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Hengki Heryadi to reporters, Friday, October 15.

From the hundreds of video content, the suspects made billions of rupiah in profits. The police said their aim was not only to divide the union but also to gain profit.

"It turns out that they uploaded this content for material purposes, within eight months they got YouTube essence of Rp. 1.8 to 2 billion," said Hengki.

Hengki emphasized that this case will continue to be processed as a way to provide a deterrent effect. The goal is to prevent the spread of hoax content from happening again.

"With this disclosure, of course, we want to create a deterrent effect for both the perpetrators and the wider community so that they do not carry out this mode of action," said Hengki.

The police previously arrested Arief Zainurrohman alias AZ, the leader of BSTV Bondowoso. Two other people who were arrested had the initials M and AF. Both are account managers to voice actors in the content on the account.

The suspect was charged with Article 14 paragraph 1 paragraph 2 of the ITE Law, Number 19 of 2016 junto Article 28 of the Law on Criminal Law.