TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Regional Representatives Council member Fahira Idris visited Asma Dewi at the Jakarta Police Drugs and Narcotics Detention Center. Fahira said she is visiting Asma as a form of solidarity among women.
"This is my way of showing solidarity to a fellow woman, I want to visit people who are in trouble, and whose case are still under investigation," Fahira said on Wednesday, September 13.
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Fahira said she does not know Asma Dewi personally but met her through several occasions including the rallies against former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaya Purnama in November and December.
Fahira said Asma Dewi actively attended Buni Yani's trials to show support. "My husband happens to Buni Yani's legal counsel," she said.
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Asma Dewi (52) was captured by the police in South Jakarta on Friday, September 8. She is arrested under suspicion of being involved with Saracen, the online syndicate accused of creating and spreading hate speech for money.
Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Setyo Wasisto said they found evidences that Asma transferred Rp75 million to NS, one of Saracen's core members.
Asma Dewi is also suspected of spreading discriminatory hate-speech via Facebook. She was named a suspect one day after she was arrested.
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