Jakarta - Head of Public Relations Division Indonesian National Police (INP), Police Inspector General Argo Yuwono, confirmed that broadcast message containing information that Indonesia's capital city (Jakarta) will be a total lockdown on February 12 to 15, 2021, hoax or fake news.
"That this broadcast message is not true, this broadcast message is wrong, with an untrue message it will have a negative impact on anyone," said Argo during a press statement with the Ministry of Health in Jakarta, Friday (5/2/2021).
As for the chain message, Argo explained that it contained information that President Joko Widodo had decided the lockdown or total closure of the Capital City.
The message also appealed to the public to provide food as long as the lockdown is in effect. According to Argo, the announcement also contained information that the police would immediately arrest and carry out a swab to those known to be outside the house.
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"Indeed, the content is normal, but the content can incite slander, and then the hoax will target people's emotions and then generate negative opinions which cause an uproar in society and the nation's integration," said Argo. Regarding this hoax, Argo explained, INP had handled a total of 352 cases of hoax news spreading. In the chain message case, he reminded the perpetrators of the potential threats and punishments they received. This two-star general emphasized that the imprisonment could threaten the perpetrator up to 10 years through several articles and laws. Some of them, such as Article 28 paragraph 1 of Law 11/2008, concerning ITE. There is also the Criminal Code Article 14 paragraph 1, 2, and three.
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"Indeed, the content is normal, but the content can incite slander, and then the hoax will target people's emotions and then generate negative opinions which cause an uproar in society and the nation's integration," said Argo. Regarding this hoax, Argo explained, INP had handled a total of 352 cases of hoax news spreading. In the chain message case, he reminded the perpetrators of the potential threats and punishments they received. This two-star general emphasized that the imprisonment could threaten the perpetrator up to 10 years through several articles and laws. Some of them, such as Article 28 paragraph 1 of Law 11/2008, concerning ITE. There is also the Criminal Code Article 14 paragraph 1, 2, and three.
