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enpasar district court in Bali has sentenced musician I Gede Ari Astina, who goes by the stage name Jerinx, to 14 months in prison after finding him guilty of spreading hate speech against the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) through his social media account.
"We declare defendant I Gede Ari Astina aka Jerinx guilty of committing a crime, as he intentionally and erroneously spread information that aimed to incite hatred or hostility against a certain group of people," said presiding judge Ida Ayu Adnya on Wednesday.
"[The court] sentences the defendant to one year and two months in jail and a fine of Rp 10 million [US$706] or an extra one month’s imprisonment," she further stated.
The sentence was lighter than the prosecutors' demand for a three-year prison sentence.
Jerinx's lawyer, Wayan Suardana, said they had not yet decided whether to file an appeal.
"We need to discuss this matter with Jerinx, we have seven days to decide," he said as quoted by tempo.co.
The drummer of Bali-based punk rock band Superman Is Dead, Jerinx is known as an activist and also endorser of various coronavirus conspiracy theories. He had previously participated in a rally in protest at COVID-19 test requirements for travel to Bali.
