By: Raavi Ramadhan) *
KAMI are angry because a member of the group was arrested. They were emotional when the presidium failed to meet the cadres of the Criminal Investigation Unit. After this rejection, KAMI played the playing victim scenario and acted as being persecuted. Even though those arrested were guilty of violating the ITE Law.
A total of 8 US members from Jakarta and Medan were arrested. The public gasped but finally understood that this incident happened because of their own fault which violated the ITE Law. Every citizen who made a mistake could go to prison, as a punishment that is appropriate. The public is also increasingly antipathy to US who is only pretending to act in front of journalists.
The US members were arrested for violating article 160 of the Criminal Code on sedition. They are proven to have created status on social media to provoke the people to hate the omnibus law. They also influenced many people to continue to hold demonstrations, so that the Law was overturned by the DPR.
The Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Awi Setiyono, stated that his party already had strong evidence that 8 US members had made mistakes. They were proven to have violated Law number 11 of 2008, article 45 paragraph 2 concerning electronic information and transactions (ITE). If he has been named a suspect, he will face 6 years in prison.
KAMI Presidium Gatot Nurmantyo reacted strongly to the arrest of his cadre. He went to Bareskrim with Din Syamsudin, who was also an important person in the organization. But unfortunately his intention to visit the 8 KAMI cadres was flatly rejected. They can only go home empty-handed.
KAMI could condemn the arrests. But they couldn’t accuse anything. Because this arrest occurred not for subjective reasons, but according to the rules. The sprindik letter was issued on the 12th and the arrests took place on 13 October. So no laws are played with.
Moreover, so far, many KAMI members frequently update their status that contains hate speech in cyberspace. Since this organization was founded last August, all that has come out of their mouths is blasphemy against the government. As if the President didn’t have a point. Now they hit the stone and it is true that your mouth is your tiger.
KAMI don’t want to play the victim and attract the sympathy of the public, as if they were hurt. So that there is an image that the government is at fault for arresting its innocent citizens. Moreover, one of those arrested was a religious leader.
KAMI can also make a narrative, why did the 8 members who were arrested have to wear prison clothes and be exhibited in public? Even though it was according to the procedure. Other suspects are also required to wear orange prison clothes. So it’s not because there is a personal grudge against one of our figures.
Do not get provoked by their persuasion, because justice must be upheld. No matter what their status is, they can be arrested for breaking the law. KAMI members clearly violate the ITE Law and so far have clearly disturbed the public and aroused opinion. Because they spread hoaxes and invited them to reject the omnibus law.
Gatot Nurmantyo also cannot force the release of US members. First, they are not yet on trial officially. Second, he is already a retired officer, and has no more power to pressure the police. The authorities also did not arbitrarily make arrests, because there was already evidence in the form of conversations and status on social media.
When KAMI members are arrested, don’t be influenced by their psychic play. The public does not need to be immersed in the drama, because those who were arrested were guilty. There is also incriminating evidence and they are subject to the ITE Law. There is no subjectivity in this case and this happened as a strong warning not to spread hoaxes.
) * The author is a contributor to the Cikini Press and Student Circle
