Saturday, April 13, 2013

Twitter celebrity questioned on defamation allegations

 
 
Police say they have summoned local Twitter celebrity Benny Handoko on allegations that he defamed former lawmaker Mukhamad Misbakhun.

A detective with the Jakarta Police Special Crimes Directorate, Comr. Narto, said that Benny could be charged with violating the Information and Electronic Technology (ITE)
Law, as.reported by tribunnews.com on Thursday.

Misbakhun reported Benny in 2012 for claiming on the Twitter account @benhan that he was one of the "robbers" in the Bank Century bailout.

The account has over 44,000 followers and is considered an important influence on local Twitter users.(dic)

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