Considered Insulting Natalius Pigai With The Word Evolution, Social Media Activist Abu Janda Was Reported To Bareskrim

Natalius Pigai (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Social media activist Permadi Arya alias Abu Janda was reported by the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI) to the National Police-Criminal Investigation Unit for alleged hate speech with racial elements against Papuan activist Natalius Pigai.

"We have received our report, thank God, cooperatively from the police. We have attached the evidence as well", said the Head of the KNPI DPP Legal Division, Medya Rischa Lubis, to reporters at Bareskrim Polri, Thursday, January 28.

"That today we have reported the Twitter account @permadiaktivis1 which is allegedly owned by Permadi Arya or Abu Janda", he continued.

The alleged hate speech, said Medya, was because Abu Janda's tweet used words that were deemed insulting on January 2. In the tweet, there is a sentence alluding to evolution.

"The words evolution is the bottom line for us to report the @permadiaktivis account for allegedly spreading hate speech", he said.

Medya emphasized that the word evolution was considered an insult to Natalius Pigai's physicality. Therefore it was decided to report Abu Janda. The report is registered with the number LP/B/0052/ I/ Bareskrim on January 28, 2021.

Abu Janda was reported under Article 45 paragraph (3) Jo Article 27 paragraph (3) and/or Article 45 A paragraph (2) Jo Article 25 paragraph (2) and/or Law number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to the Law Number 11 of 2006 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, Hatred or Enmity for Individuals and/or Inter-Groups (SARA), Article 310 and/or Article 311 of the Criminal Code.