Edy Mulyadi's First Trial In IKN Case Where Jin Throws Children, AAPI Takes It Easy But Hopes It's Over With Restorative Justice

Edy Mulyadi's hate speech suspect at the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit. (VOI dock)

JAKARTA - Edy Mulyadi is scheduled to undergo his first trial at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) today, Tuesday 10 May.

Edy, who has become a suspect, has been entangled in a case of alleged hate speech containing SARA from his chattering "The State Capital (IKN) where genies throw their children away" via a YouTube account.

President of the Association of Indonesian Criminal Experts (AAPI) Muhammad Taufiq assessed that the case that hit Edy Mulyadi was not a big deal.

"This is not a case. The case of Kang Edy Mulyadi is a cemen," said Taufiq on the YouTube account Refly Harun, Tuesday, May 10.

Taufiq also requested that law enforcers resolve this case through restorative justice or an out-of-court settlement in accordance with National Police Chief Regulation (Perpol) 08 of 2021.

According to him, the substance of the case that ensnared Edy Mulyadi was in accordance with the case resolution program launched by the National Police Chief, General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

"The title alone is clear about the handling of cases with restorative justice, so it's clear where to go," he said.

Citing information on the Central Jakarta District Court website, Edy Mulyadi's inaugural trial was held in the Soebekti 2 room on Tuesday, May 10 morning.

In this case, Edy was charged with Article 14 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 1/1946 concerning the Subsidiary Criminal Law Regulations Article 14 paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 1/1946 or both Article 45A paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph (2) RI Law Number 19/2016 concerning Amendments to RI Law Number 11/2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions or Third Article 156 of the Criminal Code.