JK visits National Police Criminal Investigation Agency to report alleged defamation

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s 10th and 12th Vice President Jusuf Kalla, commonly known as JK, directly visited the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency building in Jakarta to report a case of alleged defamation and the dissemination of hoax news.

Based on ANTARA observations, JK arrived at the Criminal Investigation Agency building in Jakarta on Wednesday at 11:00 WIB. Wearing a light blue shirt, JK was accompanied by his legal representative, Abdul Haji Talaohu.

When asked by the media about the purpose of his visit, JK stated that he wanted to file a report.

“I want to report,” he said briefly as he entered the Criminal Investigation Agency building.

Meanwhile, JK’s legal representative, Abdul Haji Talaohu, stated that the report was filed by JK against digital forensic expert Rismon Hasiholan Sianipar.

“Yes, Rismon,” he said.

Previously, on Monday (6/8), Abdul Haji Talaohu, as JK’s legal representative, visited the Criminal Investigation Agency to report Rismon Hasiholan Sianipar in a case of alleged defamation against his client, who was accused of funding Roy Suryo and associates regarding the authenticity of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo’s diploma.

Abdul stated that JK reported the alleged defamation based on accusations by Rismon Hasiholan Sianipar and several names suspected of spreading false news through the YouTube platform.

He emphasised that they took the report seriously because of Sianipar’s accusations against JK, who was alleged to have handed over Rp5 billion to Roy Suryo and associates.

“He made statements, one of which mentioned that behind the movement questioning Mr Jokowi’s diploma, there was an elite official, and there he mentioned Mr JK handing over money to Roy and associates amounting to Rp5 billion, and he claimed to have witnessed it,” he said.

The articles reported are those on defamation, namely Article 439 in conjunction with Article 441 of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the new Criminal Code as well as Article 27A in conjunction with Article 45 of the ITE Law.