{
  "id": 615508,
  "title": "Prison term sought for Riau student activist over edited protest post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/prison-term-sought-for-riau-student-activist-over-edited-protest-post",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/prison-term-sought-for-riau-student-activist-over-edited-protest-post.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}