Gerson Pigai (2022)

Detainees
Affiliation
  • Uncen
Gender
Male
Age when first arrested
22
Age group when first arrested
18-24 (young adult)
Dec 23, 1999
Date of arrest
Nov 16, 2022
Place of origin
Paniai Regency
Occupation
  • Activist
  • Student
Reason of arrest
  • Demo
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polresta Jayapura Kota
  • Polsek Abepura
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
  • Denial of Freedom of Assembly
  • Denial of Freedom of Expression
Inconsistent article(s) accused
No
Article(s) during arrest
  • Article 160 Criminal Code
  • Article 214 (1) (2) jo. Article 212 Criminal Code
Article(s) in indictment
  • Article 160 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
  • Article 212 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
  • Article 214 (1) (2) jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
Article(s) in prosecution
  • Article 160 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
Article(s) in verdict
  • Article 160 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
Final sentence
Less than 1 year
Exact sentence
5 months and 10 days
Date of sentencing
Apr 17, 2023
Consecutive detentions
Yes
Place of the first detention
Polsek Abepura
Place of the second detention
Polresta Jayapura Kota
Place of imprisonment
Lapas Kelas IIA Abepura
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
  • Legal procedure
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Apr 26, 2023
Sources

Kompas.id | Jubi.id 1 | Jubi.id 2 | Jubi.id 3

Additional description

Jayapura City police arrested seven of the hundreds of students who demonstrated against the G20 Summit. Two of the seven students (Gerson Pigai and Kamus Bayage) were named as suspects in an attack on officers. The other five were released after being questioned.

At the trial, the public prosecutors demanded that Pigai and Bayage be sentenced to 9 years in prison. The judges sentenced them to 5 months and 10 days in prison. The day after the verdict, the prosecutors filed an appeal against the judges' decision but it was withdrawn the next day.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -2.6117029789107664

Longitude: 140.66500932160463

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polsek Abepura
Polresta Jayapura Kota
Lapas Kelas IIA Abepura
Related event
  • Demo against G20 Summit