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        "id": 1593922,
        "msgid": "five-judges-considerations-behind-the-acquittal-verdict-for-delpedro-and-colleagues-1772812833",
        "date": "2026-03-06 22:09:56",
        "title": "Five Judges' Considerations Behind the Acquittal Verdict for Delpedro and Colleagues",
        "author": "Larissa Huda",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Central Jakarta District Court acquitted Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah and three others in the August 2025 demonstrations case, finding prosecutors failed to prove the charged elements beyond reasonable doubt. The judges cited lack of evidence that social media posts manipulated facts or incited violence, and noted no direct causal link between the posts and the disturbances, though a solidarity gesture related to Affan Kurniawan's death was allowed as symbolic expression. The court also accepted amicus curiae briefs from various groups and universities.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 The panel of judges of the Central Jakarta District Court\nhas outlined several considerations underpinning the acquittal of\nDelpedro Marhaen Rismansyah and three of his colleagues in a case of\nalleged incitement connected to the August 2025 demonstrations. In the\nverdict announced in a hearing on Friday (6 March 2026), the judges said\nthe public prosecutor (JPU) had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt\nthe criminal elements charged against the defendants. One of the main\nconsiderations was the absence of evidence showing that the defendants\u2019\npostings on social media contained manipulated facts or calls to riot.\nOne post highlighted during the trial related to the death of Affan\nKurniawan, an online motorcycle taxi rider. \u201cConsidering that the post\non 28 August 2025, late in the evening, was a form of anger and\nhumanitarian solidarity as human rights activists in response to the\nincident affecting Affan Kurniawan,\u201d said the panel in the verdict at\nthe Central Jakarta District Court, on Friday (6 March 2026). The judges\nregarded the posting as a symbolic expression connected to freedom of\nexpression in response to the death of Affan Kurniawan. The second\nconsideration: the panel stated that no witnesses convincingly testified\nthat the crowd rioted as a direct result of the defendants\u2019 posts on\nsocial media. The judges also found no evidence clearly showing calls\nfor violence or destruction in the posts. In the proceedings, only one\nwitness testified that they were moved to join the solidarity action\nafter learning of Affan Kurniawan\u2019s death. However, the witness\nemphasised they were not prompted to riot. The fourth consideration: the\npublic prosecutor\u2019s indictment concerning disseminating false\ninformation that caused the riots was not proven at trial. According to\nthe judges, there were no official documents to cross-check against to\ndetermine that the information posted by the defendants was false.\n\u201cThere is no direct causation between the defendants\u2019 posts and the\nriots. The riots occurred more closely connected to factual events on\nthe ground in their own right,\u201d the judges explained. Fifth: the panel\nalso accepted a number of amicus curiae briefs from various segments of\nsociety and universities.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-judges-considerations-behind-the-acquittal-verdict-for-delpedro-and-colleagues-1772812833",
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