Social media activist Ferry Irwandi has testified as a witness in the\ncase concerning the editing of a screenshot, known as \u2018timpa teks\u2019 (text\noverlay), related to the demonstrations that ended in rioting in August\n2025. Ferry admitted that he joined the August 2025 demonstrations out\nof personal desire, not because he was influenced by a post from the\ndefendant, Khariq Anhar. This was conveyed by Ferry Irwandi when he was\npresented as a mitigating witness for defendant Khariq Anhar at the\nCentral Jakarta District Court on Monday (6\/7\/2026). Khariq is the\ndefendant in the case of editing a screenshot of a statement by the\nPresident of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI), Said\nIqbal, regarding the demonstration that ended in rioting in August\n2025.<\/p>\n
Ferry stated that he had found many posts in the form of memes,\nposters, or other visual media as a form of expression. He admitted to\nhaving participated in demonstrations on 25, 28, 29 August 2025 and 1\nSeptember 2025. Ferry admitted he knew about Khariq\u2019s screenshot post\nfrom an upload by the \u2018Aliansi Mahasiswa Menggugat\u2019 (Student Alliance\nSues). He insisted his participation in the demonstration on 28 August\n2025 was personal and not because he was influenced by Khariq\u2019s post.\nFerry felt he was not harmed by Khariq\u2019s post, viewing it as part of\ninternet culture that has existed for a long time and is intended to\ncriticise certain parties.<\/p>\n
Ferry stated that text overlay posts are commonplace on social media.\nHe assessed that text overlay posts are intended to let readers know\nthat the content is not the original, so it is not part of slander or a\nhoax. Ferry said the text overlay done by Khariq was not a hacking\nactivity or illegal. He mentioned that he got to know Khariq during the\nAugust 2025 demonstrations when Khariq was arrested and sent a letter\nusing tissue paper handed over to him by another student.<\/p>\n
In this case, Khariq is accused of editing Said Iqbal\u2019s statement\nusing the Canva application. Prosecutors argued that Iqbal\u2019s call, which\noriginally had a positive meaning, was changed by Khariq to have a\nnegative meaning. The prosecutor stated that Khariq deliberately took a\nscreenshot of Said Iqbal\u2019s statement and edited it using the Canva\napplication by covering the initial words with black and retyping them\nso that the information was not in accordance with the truth. The\nprosecutor argued that Khariq\u2019s actions made Said Iqbal\u2019s statement\nappear provocative and caused a negative effect in terms of security.\nKhariq was previously acquitted in a separate incitement case related to\nthe August 2025 demonstrations.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ferry-irwandi-testifies-as-mitigating-witness-in-text-overlay-case-linked-to-protest-1783328041", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }