Delpedro and Co. Receive Pink Roses from Supporters After Delivering Pleas in Court
Jakarta – A continuation hearing in the case of alleged incitement during the August 2025 demonstrations was marked by a symbolic gesture at Jakarta Central District Court on Monday, 3 February 2026.
Defendant Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah received pink roses from dozens of his supporters after delivering his plea. Similar gestures were given to three other defendants as a form of solidarity.
The three other defendants in this case are Muzaffar Salim, Syahdan Husain, and Khariq Anhar. The supporters in attendance consisted of family members, university colleagues, and fellow activists who attended the plea hearing directly.
One of the defendants, Syahdan Husain, described the pink roses as a symbol of solidarity with victims of violence during the August 2025 demonstrations.
“We know that this was given by our friends in solidarity, so we continue to remember what we experienced, and we are honoured by the friends who came today,” said Syahdan after delivering his plea.
“And particularly, a message for those in power: the rose is also a message, that ‘You may be able to destroy the flowers, but you cannot destroy the spring that will come,’” he said.
During the hearing, each defendant delivered a plea with different titles. Syahdan titled his “The Imagination of Revolutionary Resistance of Young People”. Delpedro delivered his plea titled “In Defence of Those in August”.
Muzaffar Salim presented his plea with the title “Young People Accuse”, whilst Khariq Anhar delivered his plea titled “The Future of Criticism”.
However, when about to read out all the names, the panel of judges at Jakarta Central District Court requested that not all of them be read during the court proceedings.
“We previously read more than 700 names. Then there were 13 names of people who died in the August incident, whilst the 700 people were arrested,” Delpedro explained after the hearing.
Despite not all names being read out, Delpedro submitted a complete list to the judges as part of his defence.
“We hope that the judges will consider all of this defence so that they can decide this case fairly,” he continued.
He also explained that the 70-page plea read out contained an explanation of the advocacy steps taken by the institution he leads, Lokataru Foundation, on various social issues in Indonesia, including support for victims of violence in the August 2025 demonstrations.