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Police confiscated several pieces of evidence during a search operation at the private residence of Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Sukarno, the country’s first president, on Jl. Jatipadang, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Thursday morning.
The Jakarta Police arrested politician M. Hatta Taliwang on Thursday morning for allegedly being involved in a treason plot along with other individuals previously arrested. The former National Mandate Party (PAN) politician was also charged with disseminating hate speech for allegedly exploiting the ethnic, religious, racial and social group (SARA) sentiments.
Treason suspect Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of the country’s first president Sukarno, has denied the police’s accusation that she had organized meetings in her house with the agenda of committing treason on Dec. 2.
Historically, treason charges or charges of committing crimes against the state have been used in several contexts. One might still remember clearly how journalist Mochtar Lubis, among others, was indicted by the authoritarian New Order government in the aftermath of the Jakarta riots of Jan. 15, 1974.
The Jakarta Police said on Tuesday that they might name another suspect involved in an alleged plan to overthrow the government during a large public gathering held on Dec. 2 in the capital to demand the arrest of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama for blasphemy.
