Prison term sought for Riau student activist over edited protest post
University of Riau student Khariq Anhar allegedly committed an unlawful act by altering a news article headline that prosecutors deem contributed to August 2025 anti-government protests that led to nationwide unrest.
University of Riau student Khariq Anhar faces up to six months in prison after allegedly editing a social media post to influence a protest in August 2025. Prosecutors claim the edited screenshot of a news article, shared on Instagram under the handle @aliansimahasiswapenggugat, altered a quote from Labor Party chair Said Iqbal.
The prosecution asserts Khariq intentionally changed the headline to suggest Iqbal had called for student groups to join a protest, instead of urging them to refrain from participating. During a court hearing on Monday, prosecutors requested a prison sentence, deducting the time already served during arrest and pretrial detention.
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