Plaintiff of Jokowi's Diploma Arrested by Police
The Directorate of Cyber Crime (Dittipidsiber) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Indonesian National Police arrested the claimant for the diploma of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Bambang Tri Mulyono, on Thursday (10/13/2022).
"Yes (Bambang Tri Mulyono was arrested)," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo when confirmed, Thursday (13/10/2022).
"Regarding the words of hate and blasphemy, information from the Director (Director of Cybercrime, Bareskrim)," said Dedi.
However, Dedi did not explain further about the details of the alleged crime committed by Bambang.
Dedi said, Bareskrim will convey further information about the arrests tonight at a press conference.
Meanwhile, President Jokowi was sued at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN) regarding allegations of using fake diplomas when participating in the 2019 presidential election (pilpres).
The lawsuit is registered in case number 592/Pdt.G/2022/PN Jkt.Pst with the classification of cases against the law (PMH).
The lawsuit was filed by a member of the public named Bambang Tri Mulyono on Monday (3/10/2022).
Not only Jokowi, the other defendants in this case are the General Election Commission (KPU), the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.
The plaintiff requested that Jokowi be declared to have made false statements and/or provided false documents in the form of elementary, junior high, and high school diplomas on behalf of Joko Widodo.
The Plaintiff also requested that Jokowi be declared PMH for submitting a diploma document containing false information and/or providing false documents, as a complete requirement for his candidacy to fulfill the provisions of Article 9 Paragraph (1) letter r of KPU Regulation Number 22 of 2018, forused in the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election process for the 2019-2024 period.
Separately, the Chancellor of the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) Ova Emilia said, Jokowi is an alumnus of the S-1 Study Program at the Faculty of Forestry UGM batch 1980.
In accordance with the provisions and proof of graduation held by the campus, Jokowi was declared graduated from UGM in 1985.
"Based on the data and information that we have and are well-documented, we believe that the authenticity of Ir. Joko Widodo's undergraduate diploma and that he is actually a graduate of the Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University," said Ova, as reported by UGM's official website.
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Penggugat Ijazah Jokowi Ditangkap Polisi
Direktorat Tindak Pidana Siber (Dittipidsiber) Bareskrim Polri menangkap penggugat ijazah Presiden RI Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Bambang Tri Mulyono, pada Kamis (13/10/2022).
"Ya (Bambang Tri Mulyono ditangkap)," kata Kepala Divisi Humas Polri Irjen Dedi Prasetyo saat dikonfirmasi, Kamis (13/10/2022).
"Terkait ujar kebencian dan penistaan agama info dari Dir (Direktur Tindak Pidana Siber Bareskrim)," ucap Dedi.
Namun, Dedi tak menjelaskan lebih lanjut soal rincian dari dugaan tindak pidana yang dilakukan Bambang itu.
Kata Dedi, Bareskrim akan menyampaikan informasi lebih lanjut soal penangkapan itu malam ini dalam konferensi pers.
Adapun Presiden Jokowi digugat ke Pengadilan Negeri (PN) Jakarta Pusat ihwal dugaan menggunakan ijazah palsu saat mengikuti pemilihan presiden (pilpres) pada 2019.
Gugatan itu terdaftar dalam perkara nomor 592/Pdt.G/2022/PN Jkt.Pst dengan klasifikasi perkara perbuatan melawan hukum (PMH).
Gugatan dilayangkan oleh seorang anggota masyarakat bernama Bambang Tri Mulyono pada Senin (3/10/2022).
Bukan hanya Jokowi, pihak tergugat lain dalam perkara ini adalah Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (MPR), serta Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi.
Penggugat meminta agar Jokowi dinyatakan telah membuat keterangan yang tidak benar dan/atau memberikan dokumen palsu berupa ijazah sekolah dasar SD, SMP, dan SMA atas nama Joko Widodo.
Penggugat juga meminta agar Jokowi dinyatakan melakukan PMH karena menyerahkan dokumen ijazah yang berisi keterangan tidak benar dan/atau memberikan dokumen palsu, sebagai kelengkapan syarat pencalonannya untuk memenuhi ketentuan Pasal 9 Ayat (1) huruf r Peraturan KPU Nomor 22 Tahun 2018, untuk digunakan dalam proses Pemilihan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden periode 2019-2024.
Secara terpisah, Rektor Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Ova Emilia mengatakan, Jokowi merupakan alumnus Program Studi S-1 di Fakultas Kehutanan UGM angkatan 1980.
Sesuai ketentuan dan bukti kelulusan yang dimiliki oleh kampus, Jokowi dinyatakan lulus dari UGM pada 1985.
"Atas data dan informasi yang kami miliki dan terdokumentasi dengan baik, kami meyakini keaslian ijazah sarjana Ir. Joko Widodo dan yang bersangkutan benar-benar lulusan Fakultas Kehutanan Universitas Gadjah Mada," ujar Ova, seperti dilansir laman resmi UGM.