Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah Prostrates in Gratitude After Being Acquitted in Incitement Case Over August 2025 Demonstrations
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah bowed in gratitude after being acquitted in the incitement case related to the August 2025 demonstrations.
In the hearing, the judge acquitted Delpedro Marhaen, Muzaffar Salim, Syahdan Husein and Khariq Anhar of all charges brought by the public prosecutor.
After the judge struck the gavel signifying the end of the session, Delpedro immediately picked up the Iranian flag that was behind the defendant’s chair.
Meanwhile, Khariq Anhar leapt for joy into the air. Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein hugged.
They later saluted the defence team that had represented them throughout the proceedings since December 2025.
Shortly afterwards, Delpedro, Muzaffar, Syahdan and Khariq performed a prostration of gratitude in the courtroom while still bearing the Iranian flag.
“Thank you, honourable court, for your decision. Long live the students,” Delpedro said.
“Long live the students. The more we are oppressed, the more we fight,” Muzaffar Salim said.
The panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court said that Delpedro Marhaen, Muzaffar Salim, Syahdan Husein and Khariq Anhar had not been proven beyond reasonable doubt to have incited the acts that led to the disturbances during the August 2025 demonstrations.
“Declaring that, Defendant I Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Defendant II Muzaffar Salim, Defendant III Syahdan Husein and Defendant IV Khariq Anhar were not proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed the criminal offences charged in the first, second, third, and fourth indictments,” said Chief Judge Harika Nova Yeri in the ruling on Friday.
The Chief Judge also ordered that the four defendants be released from custody following the pronouncement.
The judge also requested that the defendants’ rights in terms of their abilities, status, and dignity be restored.
Earlier, the public prosecutor at PN Central Jakarta had charged Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah and sought a sentence of two years in prison.