Heboh Dr Richard Lee, Correct Policy On Defamation

Doctor RIchard Lee / Instagram @dr.richard_lee

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya said the arrest of Dr. Richard Lee was not due to a case of alleged defamation, but a case of alleged illegal access.

"Based on the results of the investigation, it was found that those who carried out illegal access and theft were in the account, which became evidence. This was done by RL (Richard Lee) himself," said Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Thursday, 12 August.

However, the arrest did have something to do with the alleged defamation case. Because, dr. Richard Lee is said to have intentionally deleted the upload on his Instagram account.

In fact, the @dr.richard_lee account has been designated as evidence in the alleged defamation case.

"On the 9th yesterday, based on the results of the investigation, the evidence in the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Polda Metro Jaya had illegal access to an account that had become evidence from investigators. Based on the confiscation from the South Jakarta District Court at that time on June 8, 2021," said Yusri.

So, in this case dr. Richard Lee has been named a suspect and arrested. In addition, he was also charged with Article 30 in conjunction with the ITE Law and Article 231 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 221 of the Criminal Code.

"The defamation case reported by K is different from the illegal access and theft of evidence in the account," said Yusri.

Dr. Richard Lee was arrested at his residence in Palembang, South Sumatra, Wednesday 11 August.

The arrest process went viral after the wife of dr. Richard Lee, Reni Effendi, shared a video of her husband's arrest process on social media.