This Is The Reason The Police Suspended The Detention Of ITB Students Who Uploaded Meme Prabowo-Jokowi

The National Police has officially suspended the detention of a student at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) with the initials SSS who is a suspect in the alleged case of spreading electronic documents containing violations of decency and manipulation of authentic data.

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, said that one of the considerations behind the suspension of the suspect's detention was his academic future.

"This suspension of detention is also given of course an underlying on aspects or approaches of humanity and provides opportunities for those concerned to continue their lectures," Trunoyudo told reporters quoted Monday, May 12.

The suspension of detention of the suspect was carried out as of Sunday, May 11. Investigators saw good faith behind the request from the suspect and his family.

"The suspension of detention was given by investigators, of course, underlying the request from the suspect through his legal advisor and from his parents, also based on the goodwill of the suspect and his family to apologize because there has been a commotion," he said.

SSS was previously named a suspect by the Directorate of Cyber Crime, Bareskrim Polri based on police reports Number LP/B/159/III/2025/SPKT Bareskrim Polri dated March 24, 2025. He was arrested on May 6, 2025 for alleged violations of the ITE Law, then began detention since May 7, 2025.

During the investigation process, the police examined three witnesses and five experts, as well as confiscated a number of evidences that had been analyzed through digital forensics. Based on these results, investigators concluded that the evidence was deemed sufficient to determine the suspect and process further law.

It is known, in this case the suspect SSS is suspected of violating Article 45 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph (1) and/or Article 51 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 35 of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE).

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