Lawyer Edy Mulyadi Protests Selective Logging Case: Arteria Dahlan Is Not Affected By Police Headquarters, Is It Because Of The Ruling Party?

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JAKARTA - For reasons that are not in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, Edy Mulyadi was reported to have alleged hate speech about Kalimantan where the genie dumped his child was not present at the summons for examination at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police. His lawyer actually mentioned Arteria Dahlan, a PDI-P politician.

"We want the same law to be treated. Arteria Dahlan did not do anything to the Police Headquarters. How is it different from Edy Mulyadi? I want to ask, what's the difference? Mr. Edy Mulyadi was immediately prosecuted, was it because of Arteria Dahlan, Commission 3 members of the DPR from PDIP, the ruling party, what was that like? Why is there selective slashing of law enforcement in this republic. We object to this," said the head of Edy Mulyadi's defense team, Herman Kadir, to reporters, Friday, January 28.

For Herman Kadir, there was a reaction from the people of Kalimantan about Edy Mulyadi's statement allegedly being ridiculed.

"We ask who the perpetrators who are the provocateurs for the rebellion of the people of Kalimantan are? There is this provocateur. We ask the police to reveal this," he continued.

Today, Edy Mulyadi's team of lawyers sent a letter requesting a postponement of the examination. Originally, Edy Mulyadi was investigated for the alleged hate speech case because he called Kalimantan a place for genies to throw children away.

"Well, it's precisely in the summons (inspection) that it is not clear what constitutes a violation or is it just a matter of articles. But the legal event is not explained, that's what we object to," said Herman Kadir.

He claimed that Edy Mulyadi had never mentioned the name Kalimantan, let alone mentioned SARA. Despite the fact that the video footage of Edy Mulyadi's statement about Kalimantan, where the genie dumps children, has sparked the anger of the people of Kalimantan.

"Because in the press conference, Mr. Edy never mentioned the name Kalimantan at all, nothing at all, mentioning indigenous races did not exist at all," said lawyer Edy Mulyadi.