Prosecutor Jovi Sentenced To One Year Of Trial

The defendant, Jovi Andrea Bachtiar, underwent a trial at the Padangsidimpuan District Court, North Sumatra. (ANTARA/Aris Rinaldi Nasution)

The panel of judges at the Padangsidimpuan District Court, North Sumatra, sentenced Prosecutor Jovi Andrea Bachtiar to a one-year trial for being found guilty of defamation through his social media account.

"Sentenced the defendant to six months in prison," said Chief Judge Irpan Hasan Lubis, at the Padangsidimpuan District Court, North Sumatra, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 26.

The judge emphasized that the prison sentence does not need to be served, unless at a later date there is an order from the judge because the defendant is proven guilty.

"The defendant was found guilty of committing another crime before the end of one year's probation," said Judge Irpan.

The panel of judges stated that the defendant Prosecutor Jovi was proven to have committed a criminal act by deliberately attacking other people's honors or good names.

This is done by accusing a thing so that it is generally known in the form of electronic technology information.

"The defendant was proven to have violated Article 45 paragraph (4) of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions," he said.

In addition, the panel of judges also determined that the period of arrest and detention that the defendant Jovi had served was deducted entirely from the sentence imposed.

"Ordered the defendant Jovi Andrea Bachtiar to be removed from city custody," he explained.

Responding to the verdict, the Prosecutor's Office of South Tapanuli (Tapsel) and the defendant Jovi appealed the verdict.

The verdict was lower than the demands of the Prosecutor's Office of South Tapanuli, who previously charged the defendant Jovi with two years in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary to six months in prison.

Separately, the Head of Intelligence for the South Tapanuli Kejari, Obrika Yandi Simbolon, said that his party immediately appealed the verdict.

"After reading the verdict, the Public Prosecutor immediately declared an appeal to the Medan High Court (PT) through the Padangsidimpuan District Court," said Obrika.