Bakom: In 2 Years of Prabowo, No One Arrested for Insulting the President

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Senior Expert at the Government Communication Agency (Bakom) of Indonesia, Hariqo Wibawa Satria, stated that during the two years of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka administration, no one has been arrested for insulting the president.

Hariqo claimed that throughout this period, no individuals have been criminalized for criticizing the Prabowo administration.

"In the two years of President Prabowo's administration, not a single person has been arrested for insulting the president. During those two years, there has been no one criminalized or searched for faults simply for critiquing President Prabowo's government," said Hariqo in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday (22/10/2026).

He pointed out that even during the Police's anniversary, Prabowo stated that everyone should feel safe.

"In fact, at the Police anniversary, Mr. Prabowo said, 'those who are right should feel safe. Anyone who criticizes the government should feel safe,'" he mentioned.

According to Hariqo, the aforementioned remarks refute predictions made by some regarding Prabowo's leadership.

He noted that there was once a narrative suggesting that people would be fearful due to having a military-background president.

"So all the predictions from people have failed. They predicted that when Mr. Prabowo became president, with his military background, the entire country would be afraid, which has not proven true," said Hariqo.

"In fact, the freedom of expression is very important, and it is highly upheld during President Prabowo's administration, and that has been proven," he added.