JAKARTA - Riau Islands Police (Kepri) managed to secure an offender named Mustafa Kamal for insulting President Joko Widodo via Twitter.

"The arrest of the perpetrator based on the police report number: LP-A/42/V/2021/SPKT-KEPRI, dated May 12, 2021," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Kepri Kombes Harry Goldenhardt in Batam as reported by Antara, Saturday, May 15.

He explained that the chronological events started from the perpetrator who made a post in the form of content and uploaded to Twitter on behalf of the account @MustafaKamalN13, May 8, 2021, at 15.43 WIB.

The perpetrator is understood to have created the twitter account in March 2021. "In his upload, the perpetrator insulted Mr. Jokowi with inappropriate sentences," harry said.

Knowing this, continued Harry, Technical Team Subdit V Siber Ditreskrimsus Polda Kepri immediately conducted an investigation.

The result on May 12, 2021 at around 13:00 WIB perpetrators were successfully secured at Supermarket Bintan 21 Tanjungpinang and then brought to Mapolda Kepri in Batam for further examination.

Police also secured evidence in the form of a mobile phone unit, SIM card, Twitter account in the name of the perpetrator's tiger andalas and the identity card of the perpetrator.

For his actions, the perpetrator can be applied Article 45A paragraph 2 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions Jo. Article 28 paragraph 2 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 11 Of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions and or Article 14 paragraph 2 of Law No. 1 of 1946 concerning Criminal Law Regulations.


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