Police Buru 'Jackie Skw,' Social Media Accounts Spreading Hate Speech Fall Of Sriwijaya Air

Black box or black box of Sriwijaya Air Sj-182 aircraft found (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Singkawang Police, West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan), is hunting for the owner of the 'Jackie Skw' account who is suspected of spreading hate speech in the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane crash.

"There are still a handful of people who try to take advantage of disgraceful things on social media. Like the tweets or comments of 'Jackie Skw' on social media, it is suspected that they have made oblique comments about the downing of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane. This has become a conversation on social media both at Facebook and Twitter, "explained the Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Singkawang Police, AKP Tri Prasetiyo, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 13.

According to him, many of these comments were blasphemed by netizens, even the statement went viral among the people of Singkawang.

"To be sure, we continue to look for the truth based on the information we get in the field. We have even asked for clarification from some of the people we visited," he said.

So far the police are still looking for the owner of the account and ask the public not to associate the account owner with a Singkawang resident.

"Because when the accused objected, then they did not accept it and made a report. Then that's where the crime occurred," he explained.

On that occasion, he also appealed to the public as social media users to be wise in commenting on social media or posting something on social media.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Singkawang Malay Association DPD, Januardi, said, "We hope that all elements of society in Singkawang remain calm. Do not speculate yourself. Remember SKW does not mean 'Singkawang'. It could be other abbreviations." he said.