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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Cyber ​​Crimes Directorate (Dittipidsiber) Bareskrim Polri arrested an Indonesian citizen (WNI) who allegedly parodied the song Indonesia Raya.

The arrest took place in the West Java area on Thursday night (12/31/2020).

The director of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Criminal Investigation of the National Police, Brigadier General (Pol) Slamet Uliandi, confirmed the arrest.

“Yes, the joint team of Polda Metro Jaya and Polda West Java under Cyber ​​Headquarters (Polri),” Slamet said when confirmed on Friday (1/1/2021).

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However, Slamet did not elaborate on the chronology of the arrests.

Previously, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) made sure that the editors of the Indonesian song Raya were not Malaysians.

The statement was made by Malaysian State Police Chief Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador on Thursday (12/31/2020).

The video parody of the viral song Indonesia Raya not only completely changed the lyrics with insinuating phrases, but also replaced the national emblem of the Garuda bird with a rooster with the symbol of Pancasila, against the background of the Red and White flag .

Based on reports from Malaysian state media, CalledThe accusation was made after questioning an Indonesian worker in his 40s in Sabah, who was also a suspect in the case.

“The suspect was arrested in Sabah on Monday (12/28/2020) and the PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) found new leads in this case,” said Abdul Hamid.

“Yes, the PDRM obtained new leads that the perpetrator is said to come from a foreign country (Indonesia) and we are currently questioning him to obtain an acknowledgment of who made the video,” he told Called.

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Abdul Hamid said that these findings had been announced to the police, who were also investigating the case of the parody of the song written by WR Soepratman.

“This parody provoked the ire of the Indonesian people and I guarantee that the Department of Criminal Investigation (Criminal Investigation Department) will crack down, which formed a team that will travel to Sabah yesterday to locate the perpetrators,” said Abdul Hamid.

He also emphasized that all actions that tarnish the honor of the State are serious violations.

“God willing, if the suspect has been arrested, we will try to sue him in court for fair punishment,” Abdul Hamid said.

“I urge Malaysians not to take advantage of this heinous act that hurts people in our neighboring countries,” he said.

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