Jakarta – Police have arrested a 52-year-old suspect for allegedly uploading a video containing accusations that Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. M. Iriawan provoked the rioting that broke out after the mass protest rally by Muslim groups in Jakarta on Nov. 4.

"We have arrested the suspect," Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Awi Setiyono said on Thursday (17/11).

The suspect, who was only identified by the initials M.H.S., is accused of having added inflammatory content to video footage he captured of Iriawan during the rally, which he then uploaded to YouTube.

"So, he edited the video by himself by adding provocative sentences such as, 'you are chasing the HMI [the Islamic Students' Association],' 'you beat the HMI; you are a provocateur,'" Awi said. "The part that is very provocative and constitutes defamation is the sentence, 'are you not the provocateur, general?'"

Awi added that the suspect was arrested at a boarding house in North Bekasi, West Java, on Tuesday.

The video is considered defamation because it propagates information intended to trigger hate for individuals or certain groups based on religion, ethnicity, race, or group-based interests.

The suspect is accused of having violated the Electronic Information and Transaction Law and may face up to six years in prison or a Rp 1 billion ($74,800) fine, or both, if found guilty.

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