Roy Suryo Reported to Police by Gibranisti Chairman Over UNJ Doctoral Degree

Roy Suryo has once again been reported to the police, this time on suspicion of defamation and slander against the chairman of Gibranisti, Taufik Bilfaqih, at the South Jakarta police station.

Taufik, known as Bill, reported Roy Suryo on Thursday (16 July). Bill’s report was filed under number LP/B/2805/VII/SPKT/POLRES METRO JAKARTA SELATAN.

Bill claimed he felt slandered by Roy Suryo during a recent press conference concerning news about the validation of Roy Suryo’s doctoral degree at Jakarta State University (UNJ).

“So this relates to defamation, insult, and damage to my honour and dignity, and then there was glorification by the person concerned, leading people to view me as a slanderer, a liar, a spreader of hoaxes. That is something I cannot accept,” said Bill after filing the report at South Jakarta Metro Police on Thursday.

He admitted that he had looked into Roy Suryo’s student status at UNJ. However, according to Bill, Roy Suryo reacted in a way he considered cornering.

“Because of his clarification about UNJ, we found more and more irregularities, including in statements he made, which were perhaps slips of the tongue,” he said.

“And I also noticed that sometimes it was not just a slip of the tongue, there was mens rea involved. Moreover, he accused me, he slandered me (by saying) that I had slandered him. He accused me of accusing him (Roy Suryo) of having a fake diploma,” he continued.