Polri Call OUR Members Spread SARA-Smelling Narrative

Karo Penmas, National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Awi Setiyono (Photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Bareskrim Polri revealed the plans of five suspects who spread hate speech and incitement to create riots when demonstrations against the Job Creation Law in Jakarta and Medan, North Sumatra.

Karo Penmas, the National Police's Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, said that they spread SARA-related narratives in the Whatsapp short message application group.

"It is reasonable to suspect that they gave misleading information about SARA and the incitements," Awi told reporters, Tuesday, October 13.

However, Awi did not explain in detail the provocative narrative of the suspects. Only they were said to be planning a riot and as if ordering members of the Whatsapp group to destroy.

"They were indeed planned in such a way as to carry this, carry that, do the destruction. There is clearly everything clearly exposed," said Awi.

With this incitement, Awi said that people who did not understand would be instigated. In fact, the community will also commit the destruction.

"No wonder if anarchy occurs in the field, they are. People who do not really understand, are easily ignited," he said.

Previously it was reported, Bareskrim Polri named five suspects who allegedly spread hate speech and incitement related to demonstrations against the Job Creation Law. Those named as suspects are the majority members of the Coalition for the Action to Save Indonesia (WE).

Four of the suspects were arrested in Medan. They are US members, including Juliana, Devi, Wahyu Rasari Putri, and Khairi Amri. As for one other person, a former PKS legislative member candidate, Kingkin Anida.