Actress/Singer Lucinta Luna has been reported to the police for insulting the city of Manokwari, the capital of West Papua. Ms. Luna posted a video on Instagram where she intentionally mispronounced the name of the city to make the first syllable sound like the word for male genitalia.
For this ridiculously minor thing, a group of people representing the city has issued a demand that she be arrested and pay a fine of Rp 100B. The actress has issued an apology (appropriately also as an Instagram video), but it is unclear whether the police will continue to pursue the case.
Just a reminder to all here that there is no such thing as free speech in Indonesia, and to be careful who you are insulting online, especially if you are identifiable.
Links (bahasa Indonesia):
http://bogor.tribunnews.com/2018/05...nta-luna-diancam-begini-oleh-masyarakat-papua
http://jabar.tribunnews.com/2018/05...ke-polisi-lucinta-luna-minta-maaf-saya-khilaf
For this ridiculously minor thing, a group of people representing the city has issued a demand that she be arrested and pay a fine of Rp 100B. The actress has issued an apology (appropriately also as an Instagram video), but it is unclear whether the police will continue to pursue the case.
Just a reminder to all here that there is no such thing as free speech in Indonesia, and to be careful who you are insulting online, especially if you are identifiable.
Links (bahasa Indonesia):
http://bogor.tribunnews.com/2018/05...nta-luna-diancam-begini-oleh-masyarakat-papua
http://jabar.tribunnews.com/2018/05...ke-polisi-lucinta-luna-minta-maaf-saya-khilaf