JABAR - Lecturer Bahar Smith boasted that he was immediately detained by investigators after being examined, showing that justice was dead.

"If I do not come out of the room later, or I am imprisoned, then I will say a little, that this is a form of injustice and democracy is dead," said Bahar before being questioned at the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of the West Java Police, Antara, Monday, January 3.

Bahar said his arrival to the West Java Regional Police was a form of obedience to the law. Bahar will cooperate during the investigation process. "As a citizen, I am cooperative, I came at the call of the West Java Police, so I came here," he said.

Bahar was present at the West Java Regional Police at 12.13 WIB with his legal team. Previously, the examination was planned at 09.00 WIB.

Before being examined, Bahar was tested for antigen at the West Java Regional Police's Special Service Office for Women and Children, then entered the General Criminal Investigation Directorate building at around 12.30 WIB.

Bahar was reported for alleged hate speech at a lecture activity in Bandung Regency with letter number B 6354/12/2021 SPKT PMJ 2021.

During the investigation, the police applied Article 28 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 45A paragraph (2) of Law Number 19/2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11/2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions and/or Article 14 and Article 15 of Law Number 1/1946. Regarding Criminal Law Regulations.


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