Police Determine Two Royal Officials Of King Of The King As Suspects

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JAKARTA - The police have named two high-ranking royal officials, 'King Of The King', as suspects. Based on the results of the case titles, both are deemed to have fulfilled the elements of the criminal act of spreading fake news.

In addition, the determination of the suspects after going through the process of examining witnesses, some of whom are criminal and language experts.

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus said the two suspects had the initials SMN and P. They were the regional heads of the fictional kingdom.

"After the title of the case, the chairman of the IMB Banten and Tanggerang area who is the reported, has become a suspect in legal status," Yusri told VOI when contacted, Friday, January 31.

The two fictional royal officials were charged with Article 14 and Article 15 of Law Number 1 Year 1946, concerning the broadcast of fake news.

"Yes, until now the article that has been suspected of being the one concerned is still the article for spreading fake news," said Yusri.

The emergence of the fikti kingdom began when a banner that reads King of the King was displayed in Tangerang City. The banner shows the figure of Mister Dony Pedro. He is a figure who is called the king of all kings and has assets worth Rp.60,000 trillion.

On the banner it was written, Mister Dony Pedro had a number of tasks, including paying off Indonesia's foreign debts, distributing them to the Indonesian people from Sabang to Merauke, and finally buying the main equipment of the defense system (alutsista).

The police and several related agencies took down the banners that were installed in the Cipondoh area, Tangerang. Furthermore, the police conducted an investigation into the group.