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Jerinx from the band
hate speech” directed against the
Indonesian Medical Association (IDI).
NusaBali reports that the
Indonesian Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung-MA) has rejected a last-ditch appeal by Bali Prosecutors seeking to extend Jerinx’s current sentence of 10-month imprisonment for criticizing the
IDI and requirements for pregnant women to undergo
COVID-19 screening.
On Tuesday, 18 May 2021, a spokesman for the
Denpasar High Court, I Made Pasek, confirmed that Prosecutor’s appeal to increase the 10-month sentence has been denied, paving the way for the release of
Jerinx soon.
Meanwhile, the legal counsel of
Jerinx, human rights lawyer I Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardama, expressed his appreciation for the MA’s decision, restating his opinion that the original appeal of the sentence was
“Superman is Dead (SID).”
BaliPost and
In reducing the sentence, the
High Court reaffirmed Jerinx’s guilt for using electronic media and social media to communicate defamation and hate speech against the
Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) through his aggressive criticism of
COVID-19 testing for pregnant women.
The original guilty verdict following the trial rendered on 14 January 2020 resulted in a sentence of 14 months and a fine of Rp. 10 million converting to an additional three months if left unpaid. The original sentence was, however, far less than the three years sought by Prosecutors.
The appeal court reduced that sentence to just ten months and imposed the same fine of Rp. 10 million that will convert to a reduced one-month imprisonment if left unpaid.