Hoax Spread Forkopimda Coal Regency Wins 02, Social Media Activist Palti Hutabarat Arrested By Police

The case of arresting social media activist Palti Hutabarat was released because of hoax (Rizky AP/VOI)

The Directorate of Cyber Crime, Bareksrim Polri, arrested social media activist, Palti Hutabrat, regarding the alleged case of spreading false news about the Forkopimda of Batu Bara Regency., Prabowo-Gibran, in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres). Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, said that the arrest of Palti was carried out on Swadaya Street, Tanjung Barat Village, Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta, early this morning. "Bareskrim Polri, in this case Dittipidsiber, we conveyed that it was true that PH's brother had been arrested," Trunoyudo told reporters, Friday, January 19. The arrest of Palti Hutabarat was said to be based on two police reports (LP) received by the North Sumatra Police and the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police. "Two police reports were reported, in this case the reporter, one Amruniandi Siregar, who was reported at the North Sumatra Police. Then the second report was Muhammad Wildan's brother. This is the one who is the reporter in the Police Criminal Investigation Report", he said. Regarding the role of Palti in that case in spreading or making videos, Trunoyudo did not explain in detail because the investigation team was still investigating further. "So far, what we have been able to convey from the investigators is that they are still carrying out investigative steps," said Trunoyudo. In this case, Palti Hutabarat is suspected of under Article 48 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 32 paragraph 1 and or Article 48 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 32 paragraph 2 and or Article 51 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 35 and or Article 45 paragraph 4 in conjunction with Article 27 a of Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning ITE.

Then, he was also subject to Article 14 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 and or Article 15 of Law Number 1 of 1946.