Yesterday: Ban on Sports Broadcast Piracy to First Hearing in Andrie Yunus Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various legal news stories were reported by the ANTARA News Agency on Wednesday (29/4), ranging from the ban on sports broadcast piracy to the first hearing in the acid attack case against KontraS activist Andrie Yunus.
Here is a recap of yesterday’s legal news for your review.
- Ministry of Law reaffirms ban on sports broadcast piracy
The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkum) has reaffirmed the prohibition on sports broadcast piracy, which remains prevalent in society, as part of its commitment to cracking down on intellectual property violations.
Director General of Intellectual Property at Kemenkum, Hermansyah Siregar, reminded that protecting intellectual property is a crucial foundation for maintaining a healthy, sustainable, and competitive sports industry ecosystem.
“Sports broadcasting rights are part of copyright that hold high economic value and are protected by law,” said Hermansyah.
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- KPK examines husband of Fadia Arafiq, also DPR RI member Ashraff Abu
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined Ashraff Abu (AA), husband of inactive Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq and also a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), as a witness.
“The examination took place at the KPK’s Red White Building for AA as Commissioner of PT Raja Nusantara Berjaya for 2023-2024,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo.
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- Resbob sentenced to 2.6 years in prison for hate speech case
The Bandung District Court (PN Bandung) handed down a verdict against YouTuber Muhammad Adimas Firdaus alias Resbob, sentencing him to 2 years and 6 months in prison related to a hate speech case against the Sundanese ethnic group via live broadcast on social media.
Presiding Judge Adeng Abdul Kohar stated that the defendant was legally and convincingly proven to have committed the criminal act of broadcasting or disseminating recordings containing statements of enmity through information technology means.
“The court sentences the defendant Muhammad Adimas Firdaus alias Resbob to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment,” said Adeng while reading the verdict at PN Bandung.
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- Four TNI personnel charged with dousing Andrie Yunus to create “deterrent effect”
Four Indonesian National Army (TNI) personnel have been charged with dousing KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus with acid to give him a lesson and create a “deterrent effect” so that he would not badmouth the TNI institution.
The four defendants are Sergeant Two Edi Sudarko, First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi, Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetya, and First Lieutenant Sami Lakka.
“The defendants considered that Andrie Yunus had insulted the TNI institution and even trampled on the TNI institution,” said Military Prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Corps of Law (Chk) TNI Muhammad Iswadi during the indictment reading session at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta.
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- Judge requests Andrie Yunus’s presence in acid attack hearing
The panel of judges at Military Court II-08 Jakarta has requested the presence of KontraS Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus in the hearing on the alleged assault involving an acid attack.
Presiding Judge Colonel Corps of Law (Chk) Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto said that Andrie’s presence as the victim is very important to provide witness testimony in the trial.
“I request that efforts be made; if the prosecutor is unable, then the panel of judges, specifically the presiding judge, will use the authority to forcibly present the witness with a determination,” said the Presiding Judge during the indictment letter reading session at Military Court II-08 Jakarta.
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