Of the 104 suspects, 17 have actually been apprehended, while 87 others have not
Jakarta – Some 17 out of 104 people are under police detention on grounds of spreading out incorrect info or hoaxes relating to the unique coronavirus illness (COVID-19).
” Of the 104 presumes, 17 have actually been apprehended, while 87 others have not,” Chief of the Public Information Bureau of the general public Relations Department at the National Authorities Brigadier General Awi Setiyono mentioned at the National Authorities’s Criminal Examination Department (Bareskrim) here on Tuesday.
The figure was derived from a report of the Directorate of Cyber Criminal Offenses at the Bareskrim throughout the period from January 30 to November 24, 2020, he remarked.
Most of the scam cases, reaching 14, were found in the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metropolitan Authorities, followed by the East Java Provincial Authorities, with 12 cases, and the Riau Provincial Police, with 9 cases.
Some of the scams related to incorrect details about people succumbing to COVID-19, when in reality, they died of other causes.
The other false info was that about the spread of COVID-19 not aligning with the official data, foreign nationals to Indonesia being providers of COVID-19, doctored images connected to COVID-19, and embarrassment of state authorities, to name a few.
Setiyono kept in mind that the suspects are charged under Articles 28 and 45 of the Electronic Details and Deal Law, Articles 14 and 15 of Law No. 1 of 1946, and Short Article 16 of Law on Getting Rid Of Discrimination against Races and Ethnic Groups.
Indonesia reported the very first validated COVID-19 case in March 2020.
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