Jonru Ready for Questioning; Plans to Have Many Lawyers
4 September 2017 13:02 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Following allegations of hate speech material directed at President Joko Widodo by Jon Riah Ukur Ginting a.k.a. Jonru, Ginting's legal counsel Razman Arif Nasution said his client will have a number of lawyers defending him.
Jonru Ginting, a netizen famous for his criticism against Jokowi, was reported by the NasDem Law Advocacy Agency Muannas Al Aidid to the police August 31. To his social media account, Jonru wrote a post saying that Jokowi's parents' origins are unclear.
"We plan to add more people to the lawyers team. For now, there's only me," Razman told Tempo on Sunday, September 3.
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Razman didn’t say how many lawyers will help Jonru, but remarked that there is nothing wrong with having plenty of lawyers who "sympathize" with his client.
He added that the police have not made an official summon yet, but Jonru is ready to be questioned.
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According to Razman, Jonru said that he is not afraid because he believes that he is doing the right thing, and that he has "donated" his life to his religion and nation.
DEWI NURITA