Pangdam Jaya lamented that the soldiers were consumed by deceptions and unleashed the attack on the Ciracas Police

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Pangdam Jaya, Major General Dudung Abdurachman, regretted that his soldiers were consumed by deceptions related to the attack on the Ciracas Police, businesses and civilians, on Saturday (8/29/2020) in the morning.

The soldiers did not first verify the veracity of the information about the accident experienced by Prada MI.

Based on the provisional investigation, the anarchist action was allegedly caused by the provocation of fake news spread by Prada MI about the only accident that happened to him.

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After receiving the information, several TNI members felt injured.

It was discovered based on the examination of six TNI members, colleagues from Prada MI.

“So we asked 6 of his friends, it’s still an investigative process. If we just listen to the information, it will activate it, as if it were true that the soldiers were beaten,” Dudung said in a KompasTV video broadcast on Sunday (30 / 8). / 2020).

“Then there was other information that someone said, ‘How is TNI stupid?’, Then someone hit them from behind. Automatically the korsa (fighting power) spirit of their friends will grow, they will feel this is an honor “he continued.

Dudung said the soldiers should coordinate with the pimpinam to find out the truth of the information they received.

According to Dudung, the actual chronology is that MI experienced a single accident while riding a motorcycle around Jalan Kelapa Dua Wetan, Ciracas, East Jakarta, to be precise, near the Arundina traffic light crossing.

“Actually, the person in question relayed to the leader, the leader asked, what are you really like? (Ilham replied) It was a single accident,” Dudung said.

“But the person in question gave information to his friends in the group and some of his superiors that he was beaten, now that is not true,” he continued.

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“Actually, you have to digest the information first, right? Perhaps the soldier’s name is still young, so you should report it to your leadership, it is true that there was an incident like that. If the leadership informs, I am sure it will be controlled, there is no way an incident like this will happen, “he explained. Dudung.

Meanwhile, the commander of the Indonesian Military Police Center (Danpuspom), Major General Eddy Rate Muis, confirmed that his party would be transparent in investigating this anarchist action.

Major General Eddy emphasized that all military personnel involved will be prosecuted. “Everyone involved, if it is determined that there are people involved, they will all be processed in accordance with applicable law. If they are in other units, other agencies, nothing will be covered, everything will be processed,” said Major General Eddy. Rate Muis.

“So that nobody qualifies, that the team works first. If it is tested, everything is proven, it will definitely be charged by the applicable law,” he added.

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Meanwhile, for Prada, he said, MI could be charged with the Information and Electronic Transactions Act (ITE) if it was proven that he was spreading fake news.

The Military Police of the Jayakarta Military Command continues to intensively investigate MI.

“If the fake news is proven, this will certainly be burdened with the existing law, that is, the Law on the subject of ITE, the punishment is pretty good,” Eddy said.

The act of spreading false news or jokes is regulated in Article 28 Paragraph (1) of the ITE Law that says, each person intentionally and without the right to spread false and misleading news that result in losses for the consumer in Electronic Transactions.

Any person who violates the provisions of article 28 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law may be threatened with a prison sentence of 6 years based on article 45A paragraph (1).

“Anyone who, knowingly and without right, spreads false and misleading news that results in losses for the consumer in the electronic Transactions referred to in article 28, paragraph 1), will be sentenced to a prison term of up to 6 (six ) years and / or a maximum fine of 1,000 million rupees. “, says Article 45A, paragraph 1.