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Hate speech suspects to ask for detention suspension: Lawyer
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Lawyer Yusril Ihza Mahendra (left) answers reporters at the National Police Mobile Brigade headquarters in Depot, West Java, on Dec. 2. Yusril said on Thursday two hate speech suspects would ask for a detention suspension. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
H
ate speech suspects, Jamran and Rizal, who were arrested along with other treason suspects on Dec. 2, plan to file for a suspension of detention at the Jakarta Police headquarters.
"I will assist the them in filing for suspension of detention. I'm sure both of them will be cooperative and will respect the process of law," Jamran and Rizal's lawyer, Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Thursday.
(Read also: Activist Sri Bintang Pamungkas detained over alleged treason)
Yusril, who visited them at their detention room at the Jakarta Police headquarters on Thursday afternoon, said he would put his best efforts forward to make sure the law process against the siblings would go fairly and proportionally.
Yusril, who is also a lawyer of treason suspect Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, added that he would be willing to assist activist M. Hatta Taliwang, who was detained on Thursday for hate-speech accusations, if he was asked.
On Friday morning, in addition to Jamran and Rizal, police arrested musician Ahmad Dhani for defamation, activist Ratna Sarumpaet, former anti-Soeharto activist Sri Bintang Pamungkas, secretary general of Rachmawati's Pioneers' Party Rachmawati, Eko Suryo Santjojo, activist Firza Husain, retired Army generals Kivlan Zen and Adityawarman Thaha and Alvin Indra for alleged treason.
On Saturday, police released all suspects except Sri Bintang, Jamran and Rizal.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Jakarta Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mochammad Iriawan said that police still could not release Sri Bintang despite the demand of his lawyers for the detention suspension because the suspect was not cooperative. (jun)
