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Dhani, Ratna freed, three others remain in detention for treason
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Police tighten security at the National Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Depok, West Java. Police questioned 10 activists at the headquarters. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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olice have released seven activists, including musician Ahmad Dhani and artist Ratna Sarumpaet, but are still detaining three others for alleged treason.
“The three, identified [only] as J, R and SBP, have been detained since yesterday at 10 p.m.,” National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Martinus Sitompul said on Saturday as reported by kompas.com.
Martinus said the three would be detained for the next 20 days for further investigation.
(Read also: Musician Ahmad Dhani released, remains suspect)
The 10 activists were arrested in separate places on Friday morning, a few hours before the mass rally against Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
One of the activists was Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, a daughter of the country’s first president, Sukarno. Rachmawati has been known to often take different political stances from her sister, former president Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Ahmad Dhani, who was released on Saturday morning but remains a suspect in a case involving alleged defamation against President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, said that he was questioned about a meeting that took place at Rachmawati's house on Dec.1.
The other activists who were arrested on Friday included politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas and retired Army officer Kivlan Zain. (jun)
