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Man nabbed for spreading fake chat impersonating top cops
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National Police chief Gen.Tito Karnavian. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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he police have apprehended a man who had allegedly published the text of a fake phone chat between National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian and Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono.
The suspect, identified only as HP, spread the fake conversation through the Instagram account @muslim_cyber1, National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Setyo Wasisto said on Sunday.
“The account often spread pictures and hate speech that could incite religious and racial hatred,” Setyo said as quoted by kompas.com.
The police arrested HP in his house in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. The police confiscated a smartphone, three SIM cards, a screenshot of a fake conversation between Tito and Argo and several screenshots of hate-filled religious chats in his Instagram account.
HP could be charged under either the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law or Law No. 40/2008 on the abolition of ethnic and racial discrimination. The ITE Law carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison and Rp 1 billion (US$75,100) in fines, while the discrimination law carries a maximum sentence of five years in jail and Rp 500 million in fines. (kuk/dmr)
