Admin of TheKerupuk Account Allegedly Arrested by Police
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Police in Tangerang City, Indonesia, have reportedly arrested the administrator of the social media account @TheKerupuk.
- The arrest of Icad, the account's admin, allegedly occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 2026, with authorities not presenting an arrest warrant.
- Legal aid organizations are calling the arrest illegal, as Icad was reportedly taken forcibly and is currently being held for questioning.
Authorities in Tangerang City, Indonesia, have allegedly arrested the administrator of the social media account X @TheKerupuk. The individual, identified as Icad, was reportedly taken into custody by police on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 2026.
Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum confirmed Icad's detention. "He is still being held," Arum stated, indicating that Icad was forcibly removed by approximately 8 to 10 police officers and taken to the Tangerang City Metro Police headquarters.
He is still being held.
Icad is suspected of being arrested due to several meme contents uploaded to the @TheKerupuk account. Daniel Winarta, a public lawyer from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta), described the arrest as illegal, asserting that the police failed to present an arrest warrant. "This is an illegal arrest," Winarta declared.
According to Winarta, Icad was unable to defend himself and was compelled to comply with the police's demands. Investigators have reportedly taken control of Icad's social media account. Icad has been undergoing examination at the Tangerang City Metro Police since 1:00 AM WIB until 7:30 AM WIB this morning, reportedly as a witness. Attempts to obtain a comment from the Tangerang City Metro Police Chief, Commissioner Besar Raden Muhammad Jauhari, were unsuccessful as of the time of reporting.
This is an illegal arrest.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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