Presented At The Munarman Trial, Rocky Gerung Even Mocked Jokowi

Rocky Gerung after witnessing the Munarman trial/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Political observer Rocky Gerung was presented in the continued trial of the alleged criminal act of terrorism with the defendant Munarman at the East Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, March 2. Rocky is presented as an expert as an expert witness for legal philosophy.

During the trial of the alleged criminal act of terrorism with the defendant Munarman, Rocky Gerung poked fun at President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who was considered to have peeked at the WhatsApp group (WA) of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) discussing the nation's capital city (IKN).

Initially, Rocky Gerung made an analogy for WhatsApp as a discussion space for various topics. Anyone who discusses the caliphate on WhatsApp, he continued, does not matter, including Munarman.

"So if people discuss about the caliphate in the WA group, it's a discussion, there's no question. What shouldn't actually be peeked at. Because it's an exclusive discussion, people want to learn," said Rocky Gerung.

Separately, Munarman's attorney, Aziz Yanuar, took the essence of Rocky Gerung's statement.

"That (IKN) is a debate, the pros and cons. When people close their channels for that, then what about the democratic space in this republic? So the discussion is okay, as long as it doesn't lead to criminal acts. That's what I caught earlier from Rocky Gerung," said Aziz.

Previously, Munarman was charged with three articles, namely Article 13 letter c, Article 14 in conjunction with Article 7, and Article 15 in conjunction with Article 7 of Law Number 5 of 2018 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Terrorism.

The former secretary of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) is said to have been involved in acts of terrorism because he attended a number of agendas to commit ISIS members in Makassar, South Sulawesi, and Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, on January 24-25 and April 5, 2015.