'Viral Videos Of TNI Trucks Without Police Numbers Carry Chinese Citizens', Check The Facts

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JAKARTA - The Latest Viral News Facebook account shared a video with a duration of three minutes on the video claiming that TNI cars without police numbers were carrying Chinese people, on Friday, November 20.

The upload was given a narrative: "Viral ... TNI cars that do not have this number plate, the contents are CHINA All: astonished:" upload the Facebook account Latest Viral News, Friday (20/11/20).

From the results of the search, turnbackhoax.id, a similar video has also been circulating in 2019, for the circulation of the video, the Information Center (Kapuspen) of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) denied this information. Kapuspen TNI Maj. Gen. Sisriadi emphasized that TNI cars do not have features like in the video.

"The truck is not an operational vehicle for the TNI, either from the Army (AD), Air Force (AU), or Navy (AL) units," said Sisriadi.

Through the official Instagram account @puspentni also denied the information circulating and reminded hoax spreaders about the threat of punishment. The following is the TNI's explanation of the video:

The TNI's clarification regarding the circulation of the video made by irresponsible people 'TNI Truck Convoy without Nopol':

1. The truck is not an operational vehicle for the TNI, either AD / AL / AU because the one in the video is a Mitsubishi Colt in the year 1995-1998, while in the TNI it is no longer used and has been removed from the inventory list in the ranks of the TNI both Army / Navy .

2. Car types of transportation in the TNI, both AD / AL / AU, according to official regulations, no wheels on the wheels of the vehicle are colored red

3. Every TNI vehicle when leaving the unit is required to complete everything (including the No / SIM / STNK plate) according to the applicable regulations

4. Car types of transportation in the TNI, either AD / AL / AU according to official regulations, must be equipped with a unit identity

"People who take and spread news that are not necessarily true (hoaxes) can be punished in accordance with Article 27 paragraph 3 of the UUITE," wrote the TNI Puspen in its clarification upload.

Based on the statement from the TNI Puspen, the claim in the video that the TNI truck carrying Chinese citizens is false and falls into the wrong content category.