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Unemployed man arrested for defaming Jokowi, Tito
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Loyalty: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left), accompanied by National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian (right), enters a hall where he will give security directives to police officials during an event at the Police Higher Education College (PTIK) in Jakarta on Nov. 8. Police arrested a man on Thursday for defaming Jokowi and Tito. (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma)
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olice arrested a man named Jamil Adil, 47, on Thursday morning for allegedly defacing a wall under the Kebon Baru toll road in North Jakarta with profane words directed at President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.
“The suspect wrote on the wall and a container under the toll road. It could be considered defamation,” North Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Awal Chairuddin said on Friday as reported by tribunnews.com.
Jamil, an unemployed man, had claimed to be a member of the Islamic State (IS) movement, as written on the wall.
"Jamil said that he didn't know why he had written those words. However, he has admitted that he wrote those profane words against the President and the National Police chief," said Cilincing Police station head Comr. Ali Yuzron.
(Read also: Police summon experts in Jokowi defamation case)
Meanwhile, the head of the North Jakarta Criminal Investigation Department, Adj. Sr. Comr Yuldi Yuswan, said that Jamil was being detained in the North Jakarta police office for further investigation.
"We don't know whether this man is pretending to be insane or not," he said, adding that Jamil had also written similar words on other containers and poles. (cal/jun)
