Gatot Nurmantyo Calls The Purpose Of Our Arrest Political Figures

Presidium of the Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia (WE), Gatot Nurmantyo (Photo: Instagram @nurmantyo_gatot)

JAKARTA - The Presidium of the Coalition for Action to Save Indonesia (WE), Gatot Nurmantyo, protested the police's arrest of a number of US figures. Gatot considered the arrests to have political objectives.

Gatot said, the arrest of Syahganda Nainggolan, Anton Permana, Jumhur Hidayat, and several US members was a repressive act and did not reflect the police's function as protecting the community.

According to him, when viewed from the basic time dimension, the Police Report to the release of Sprindik on the same day is considered unusual and violates procedures.

"Moreover, if it is linked to Article 17 of the Criminal Procedure Code concerning the need for a minimum of two pieces of evidence, and Article 45 of the ITE Law regarding the phrase 'can cause', it is believed that the arrest of OUR figures has a political purpose," said Gatot in his statement, Wednesday, October 14. .

Gatot sees that there are indications that the cellphones of a number of US figures before their arrest were hacked by certain parties. Gatot also accused tapping or cloning of cellphones.

"This is often experienced by activists who are critical of state power, including some of our figures. As a result, the existing 'evidence of conversation' is often artificial and absurd," said Gatot.

Therefore, Gatot demanded the National Police to release the US figure from the allegation of violating the ITE Law because the article contains many rubber articles that contradict freedom of opinion.

"Even if the ITE Law is to be implemented, the National Police must be fair, namely not only aiming at US, while many parties on social media are indulging in hate tests that have racial dimensions, but Polri is silent," he concluded.

Previously it was reported that the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested Syahganda Nainggolan on October 13 this morning. He was arrested at his home. "He was arrested in Depok at 04.00 WIB at his house," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Awi Setiyono to reporters, Tuesday, October 13.

It is suspected that Syahganda's arrest was related to a demonstration against the Job Creation Law which ended in chaos. However, Awi did not guarantee it and only said that the arrest was related to a violation of the ITE Law. "Yes, related to ITE," he briefly.