Mahfud MD: Three People Detained Regarding The August Demonstration Need Priority To Be Released Immediately

Member Of The Police Reform Acceleration Commission, Mahfud MD/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Member of the Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform, Mahfud MD, after holding a meeting, said that out of a total of 1,038 people arrested or detained in the riots last August, the commission paid special attention to three people who were considered to need priority to be released immediately.

"First, a person named Laras Faizzati, he worked at the office of the ASEAN parliamentary assembly, he was among those arrested, accused of him provoking him until he was detained, so from his job he was dismissed," he explained

"Therefore, we agreed with the National Police Chief to see first whether he is guilty, otherwise God willing, he will be suspended at least. If not released," said Mahfud MD, at the Police Reform Acceleration Commission Post Jalan Dharmawangsa Raya, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Then, continued Mahfud MD, two other cases involved Dera and Munif, environmental activists who were arrested by the Central Java Police on November 27. Both were only notified of the status of suspects after the arrest, even though the determination of the suspect had been carried out since November 14.

Mahfud assessed that the process was not in accordance with the principles of transparency and requested that the legal status of the two be re-examined.

"This person is an environmental activist so we ask for provisions on anti-SLAPP, legal protection for environmental activists, witnesses, reporters, reported parties and experts who fight for environmental stability are given special protection by the police," he concluded.