Jakarta – Cyber Sub-Directorate of Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya arrested 4 suspected brawl provocateurs who challenged their opponents via social media. The 4 suspects arrested consisted of 3 adult men, namely SA (21), YA (23) and G (19). Meanwhile, another suspect, namely ADD, is a minor.
“The suspect’s method is uploading content containing hate speech which triggers fights between community groups,” said Deputy Director of Criminal and Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya, AKBP Hendri Umar in his official statement at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters, Wednesday (31/1) yesterday.
According to him, the suspect provoked an invitation to another group to fight. The way to provoke this group is by using words of decency that create feelings of hatred or hostility.
“The Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya Cyber Team carried out a cyber patrol and found an Instagram account that uploaded content containing hate speech between groups which could trigger fights,” explained AKBP Hendri.
The brawl suspects are known to have Instagram accounts to challenge their opponents with words of decency and hate speech. Their actions have the potential to trigger fights between community groups.
To be held accountable for their actions, the suspects were charged under Article 27 paragraph (1) and/or Article 28 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Law No. 19 of 2016 concerning ITE with a maximum threat of 6 years in prison. Bembo
