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Jakarta: AI-manipulated TikTok videos showed toll-road businessman Jusuf Hamka and his daughter in detainee uniforms with bribery and corruption narratives that Hamka denies; a TikTok account holder was arrested in November 2025 and is on trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, where Hamka's side refused restorative justice on 29 September 2026

Indonesian businessman Mohamad Jusuf Hamka reported to Jakarta police on 18 October 2025 that videos circulating on TikTok showed him and his daughter as if wearing prosecutors' detainee uniforms, tied to narratives of corruption, bribery and gratification over the Cawang-Pluit toll concession, which he denies and his lawyers call false; his lawyers say the faces were composited into staged scenes with AI, and that other content called him a 'toll mafia' and posted a fabricated poster of him running for president in 2029. Polda Metro Jaya's cyber directorate arrested the holder of the TikTok accounts on 27 November 2025; Hamka and his lawyers say the defendant admitted to police that he made the content on others' instructions for Rp500,000 per item; tvOneNews and TVRI note this is Hamka's side's claim within the contested case, and Poskota reports it is being examined at trial. The case file was reported complete (P21) on 12 August 2026 and the trial opened at the Central Jakarta District Court on 15 September 2026 under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (Article 35 jo 51(1), maximum 12 years) and alternative counts. Hamka told reporters the content disturbed him and could damage his reputation and that the campaign was systematic. At the 29 September 2026 hearing the judges asked about restorative justice; Hamka's lawyer said there was no room for it unless the defendant named who ordered and paid for the content. The defendant's lawyer said the content related to his work as secretary-general of an anti-corruption committee and that the indictment was unclear.

AI system
Unidentified image and video tool
Occurred
2025
Reported
3 December 2025
Event location
Indonesia
What the AI did
Depicted or impersonated the person
Reported harm
Reputational HarmPsychological Distress
Whose AI use
Someone else’s AI use
Setting
Privacy · Justice · Work
Evidence
AI involvement reported · Causal attribution alleged · 9 sources, 4 underlying accounts
7 claims: 1 corroborated, 6 reported. 4 open questions
People reported harmed
2 people

AI system as recorded: AI-manipulated ('deepfake') videos and edited photos compositing the faces of Jusuf Hamka and his daughter into scenes showing them in detainee uniforms, posted on TikTok (per his lawyers; tool not identified)

What Happened

The content. Hamka's lawyers told ANTARA (3 and 4 December 2025) that the false narratives were made with AI on TikTok in an organised, mass way, with identical uploads across accounts, and that the deepfake content showed Hamka and his daughter, as if in prosecutors' detainee clothing and accused of bribery and gratification over the Cawang-Pluit toll concession. VIVA (3 December 2025) quotes lawyer Mohammad Anwar: the maker used AI to manipulate the faces of Hamka and his daughter into staged scenes showing them in detainee uniforms, added false narratives of corruption, bribery and gratification, and spread the videos through two named TikTok accounts; the narratives were 'entirely untrue'. ANTARA's 4 December report quotes lawyer Sogi Bagaskara saying the maker edited photos of Hamka and his daughter to appear in prosecutors' detainee clothing over an alleged bribe for the Cawang-Pluit concession. At the 15 September 2026 hearing, lawyer Sogi Bagaskara listed the content as depicting Hamka and his child as prosecutors' detainees, a narrative of a more-than-Rp1-trillion bribe for the Cawang-Pluit concession, labels such as 'toll mafia', and a fabricated poster of Hamka as a 2029 presidential candidate meant to set him against the President (Poskota).

Police and prosecution. The report was registered on 18 October 2025; investigators raised the case to the investigation stage on 24 November and arrested the suspect on 27 November 2025 (VIVA; ANTARA). ANTARA reported Hamka's statement that the suspect had admitted the acts and said he did not act alone, and their suspicion, from initials the suspect gave, that others had ordered the content. Akurat (12 August 2026) reported the P21 declaration and the counts. The trial opened on 15 September 2026 (tvOneNews; Poskota).

Hamka's account of the harm. Hamka told reporters at court that the content disturbed him, that its narratives were untrue and could damage his reputation, that 'even the President was set against me', that a poster made it look as if he were running for president in 2029, and that this was 'systematic and organised' (tvOneNews, 15 September 2026). His lawyer said the spread caused psychological, reputational and moral harm (VIVA). Hamka said he wanted to know who ordered the content, alleging the defendant was paid Rp500,000 per item, and offered to settle only if the defendant named the orderer.

29 September hearing. The panel asked whether restorative justice was possible; Hamka's side said no unless the defendant stated in court who ordered and paid (tvOneNews; TVRI; Poskota). Hamka denied the corruption and faith-related narratives. The defendant's lawyer, Rustam Efendi, said the content related to his client's role as secretary-general of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Committee (KAKI), that the indictment did not clearly set out the criminal act, and that his client would pursue the corruption reports he had made; tvOneNews notes that the Rp500,000 payment is Hamka's claim and part of the contested case.

Limits. The videos were not inspected; the description of the AI manipulation comes from Hamka's lawyers and the prosecution's case as reported. The defendant is not named here.

Reported harm

Jusuf Hamka says AI-manipulated videos depicting him and his daughter as detainees with corruption allegations he denies spread on TikTok, disturbed him and threatened his reputation; his lawyers describe psychological, reputational and moral harm (tvOneNews; VIVA; ANTARA).

Outcome

Ongoing

Police report STTLP/B/7474/X/2025/SPKT/Polda Metro Jaya, 18 October 2025 (VIVA; ANTARA). Investigation stage from 24 November 2025; arrest of the suspected maker and spreader by Unit 2 Subdit 2 of the Polda Metro Jaya cyber directorate on 27 November 2025 (VIVA; ANTARA; Akurat); the directorate's deputy director confirmed one arrest to VIVA without giving a date. File declared complete (P21) and suspect and evidence handed to Central Jakarta prosecutors, reported 12 August 2026 (Akurat). Indictment read at the Central Jakarta District Court on 15 September 2026 under Article 35 jo 51(1) of the ITE Law (maximum 12 years) (Poskota); the alternative counts under Article 32(1) jo 48(1) ITE and Articles 433(2) jo 441(1) of the 2023 Criminal Code are those Akurat reported at the P21 stage; the defence said it would file an exception (tvOneNews; Poskota). On 29 September 2026 Hamka's side declined restorative justice; the prosecution's response to the exception was next (tvOneNews; TVRI; Poskota). No verdict.

What remains unknown

  • When the videos were first posted and how far they spread.
  • Which tool made them.
  • Whether anyone besides the defendant has been identified as ordering or paying for the content.
  • The verdict.

What the evidence supports

AI involvement: reported. Hamka's lawyers say the maker used AI to manipulate his and his daughter's faces into staged scenes showing them in detainee uniforms (VIVA; ANTARA), and the prosecution's case as reported at trial describes AI-engineered videos and false narratives made in bulk (Poskota). The videos were not inspected and no tool is named; the defence disputes the case but is not reported to dispute that the content was AI-made.

7 claims: 1 corroborated, 6 reported. What the statuses mean

Reported Videos on TikTok showed Jusuf Hamka and his daughter as if wearing detainee uniforms, tied to narratives of corruption, bribery and gratification that his lawyers call false over the Cawang-Pluit toll concession; his lawyers say the faces were composited with AI into staged scenes (VIVA) and that photos were edited to show them in prosecutors' detainee clothing (ANTARA, 4 December 2025), and other content included a 'toll mafia' label and a fabricated 2029 presidential poster.

Causal attribution. Hamka's lawyers and the prosecution case as reported; the videos were not inspected.

  • antaranews.com(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'narasi fitnah yang dibuat dengan menggunakan Artificial Inteligen (AI) di media sosial TikTok'; 'sedang menggunakan pakaian tahanan dan dikaitkan dengan tuduhan korupsi, suap, dan gratifikasi'
  • viva.co.id(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'pelaku memakai teknologi Artificial Intelligence (AI) untuk melakukan manipulasi visual wajah Jusuf Hamka dan putrinya'; 'menyebarkannya melalui akun TikTok'
  • poskota.co.id(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'Menyebarkan narasi suap konsesi Tol Cawang-Pluit senilai lebih dari Rp1 triliun'; 'Memasang poster rekayasa yang mencalonkan Jusuf Hamka sebagai presiden 2029'
  • antaranews.com(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'seolah memakai baju tahanan kejaksaan karena dituduh melakukan suap, gratifikasi untuk konsesi tol Cawang-Pluit'; 'pelaku mengedit foto'
Reported Hamka reported the content to Polda Metro Jaya on 18 October 2025; the case was raised to investigation on 24 November and the suspected maker and spreader was arrested by the cyber directorate on 27 November 2025.

Causal attribution. Reported through Hamka's lawyers; VIVA's second page quotes the cyber directorate's deputy director confirming one arrest, without a date.

  • viva.co.id(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'Laporan ini teregister di Polda Metro dengan nomor STTLP/B/7474/X/2025/SPKT/Polda Metro Jaya tertanggal 18 Oktober 2025'; 'Pada 24 November 2025, penyidik secara resmi meningkatkan status perkara ke tahap penyidikan usai ditemukan bukti'
  • antaranews.com(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'ditangkap penyidik Unit 2 Subdit 2 Direktorat Siber Polda Metro Jaya pada Kamis (27/11) usai dilaporkan pada 18 Oktober 2025'
  • akurat.co(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'pada 27 November 2025, penyidik Unit 2 Subdit 2 Direktorat Siber Polda Metro Jaya menangkap salah seorang pemilik akun Tiktok'
Corroborated The trial opened at the Central Jakarta District Court on 15 September 2026 with the reading of an indictment under Article 35 jo 51(1) of the ITE Law (maximum 12 years); the defence said it would file an exception.

Causal attribution. Court reporting by tvOneNews and Poskota, with different content from the same hearing.

  • tvonenews.com(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'menghadiri sidang dakwaan dugaan hoaks dan manipulasi informasi elektronik konten deepfake di Pengadilan Negeri (PN) Jakarta Pusat pada Selasa (15/9/2026)'; 'kubu terdakwa melalui kuasa hukumnya mengaku bakal menempuh upaya eksepsi'
  • poskota.co.id(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'didakwa melanggar Pasal 35 juncto Pasal 51 ayat (1) UU ITE dengan ancaman hukuman maksimal 12 tahun penjara'
Reported Hamka said the content disturbed him, that its narratives were untrue and could damage his reputation, and that the campaign was systematic; his lawyer said the spread caused psychological, reputational and moral harm.

Causal attribution. Hamka's own statements and his lawyer's; no independent assessment of harm.

Reported Hamka and his lawyers say the defendant admitted during the police investigation that he made the content on others' orders for Rp500,000 per item; tvOneNews notes this payment is Hamka's claim within a contested case.

Causal attribution. Claim of the complainant's side; the alleged admission was not inspected.

Reported At the 29 September 2026 hearing the judges asked about restorative justice; Hamka's lawyer said there was no room for it unless the defendant named who ordered and paid; the defendant's lawyer said the content related to his anti-corruption committee role and that the indictment was unclear.

Causal attribution. Three outlets' reports of the same hearing; tvOneNews and TVRI follow one shared text.

  • tvonenews.com(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'Tidak ada ruang untuk restorative justice kecuali dia mau bicara dengan tegas di pengadilan, siapa yang menyuruh melakukan tindak pidana ini dan juga yang membayar'; 'surat dakwaan jaksa dinilai tidak cermat dan belum menjelaskan secara jelas perbuatan pidana yang didakwakan kepada kliennya'
  • hukum.tvrinews.com(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'majelis hakim sempat menanyakan kemungkinan penyelesaian perkara melalui mekanisme restorative justice'; 'membantah argumentasi yang disampaikan pihak Jusuf Hamka'
  • poskota.co.id(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'secara tegas menutup pintu penyelesaian secara restorative justice (RJ)'
Reported Hamka's lawyer said the case file had been declared complete (P21) and the suspect and evidence handed to Central Jakarta prosecutors, under alternative counts including Article 32(1) jo 48(1) ITE and Articles 433(2) jo 441(1) of the 2023 Criminal Code (reported 12 August 2026).

Causal attribution. The lawyer's statement via Akurat; the P21 date is not given.

  • akurat.co(opens in new tab) supports · Indonesian
    'dinyatakan lengkap atau P21'; 'penyidik menyerahkan tersangka beserta barang bukti kepada penuntut umum pada Kejaksaan Negeri Jakarta Pusat'; 'Pasal 433 Ayat 2 Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 2023 tentang KUHP juncto Pasal 441 Ayat 1'

Sources

9 sources inspected, from 4 underlying accounts. Sources that repeat one account do not corroborate each other.

How the sources were read, and where the events happened

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (ANTARA, 3 December 2025): the lawyers' statement, the arrest date and the police report number. Researcher translation. Applies to s1.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (VIVA, 3 December 2025, pages 1 and 2; page 2 saved by the verifier as bodies/verify-v3-viva-p2.txt): lawyer Mohammad Anwar on the AI manipulation, the report, the investigation stage and the arrest; page 2 carries Anwar's full statement and quotes the Polda Metro Jaya cyber directorate's deputy director confirming one arrest. Researcher translation. Applies to s2.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (Akurat.co, 12 August 2026): P21, handover to Central Jakarta prosecutors and the counts, per lawyer Sogi Bagaskara. Researcher translation. Applies to s3.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (tvOneNews, 15 September 2026): indictment hearing, Hamka's remarks to reporters. Researcher translation. Applies to s4.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (Poskota, 15 September 2026): the counts, the listed content and the lawyer's account of the police admission. Researcher translation. Applies to s5.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (tvOneNews, 29 September 2026): the restorative-justice question, both sides' lawyers. Researcher translation. Applies to s6.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (Poskota, 29 September 2026): refusal of restorative justice. Researcher translation. Applies to s7.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (TVRI News, 29 September 2026): the hearing and the next stage. Researcher translation. Applies to s8.

Read live in Indonesian on 2026-09-30 (ANTARA, 4 December 2025): lawyers Anwar and Sogi on the edited photos, the Cawang-Pluit concession narrative and the suspected orderers (initials omitted). Researcher translation. Applies to s9.

Event countries: Indonesia. Affected-person countries: Indonesia. Court countries: Indonesia.

The report, investigation and arrest were by Polda Metro Jaya (Jakarta) and the trial is at the Central Jakarta District Court (ANTARA; VIVA; tvOneNews); Hamka is an Indonesian businessman appearing at that court. Where the videos were made is not stated beyond the Jakarta police jurisdiction.

Reviewed for publication 2026-09-30: Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as a core case (AI-manipulated videos depicting a named public figure and his daughter as detainees with corruption allegations he denies, now the subject of a criminal trial). The AI description rests on the complainant's lawyers and the prosecution case as reported; court events are reported by several outlets. Hamka and his daughter are public figures; the defendant is not named here.

People described

Mohamad Jusuf Hamka ('Babah Alun'), Indonesian toll-road businessman and public figure, and his daughter, who is named in the reporting

People reported harmed in this case

2 people

0 AI participants · 2 other people harmed

Two depicted people: Jusuf Hamka and his daughter (ANTARA; VIVA; Poskota). Exact 2.

Counted once within this case. The same person may appear in other cases. This count does not establish AI causation.

Tags

#deepfakes#ai-generated-video#tiktok#defamation#disinformation#criminal-trial#uu-ite#indonesia#jakarta

Cite this case

Compiled per our published methodology: verification statuses, sourcing standards, and corrections process.

APA

NOPE. (2026). Jakarta: AI-manipulated TikTok videos showed toll-road businessman Jusuf Hamka and his daughter in detainee uniforms with bribery and corruption narratives that Hamka denies; a TikTok account holder was arrested in November 2025 and is on trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, where Hamka's side refused restorative justice on 29 September 2026. AI incidents. https://nope.net/incidents/2025-jakarta-jusuf-hamka-ai-deepfake-detainee-videos-tiktok-trial

BibTeX

@misc{2025_jakarta_jusuf_hamka_ai_deepfake_detainee_videos_tiktok_trial,
  title = {Jakarta: AI-manipulated TikTok videos showed toll-road businessman Jusuf Hamka and his daughter in detainee uniforms with bribery and corruption narratives that Hamka denies; a TikTok account holder was arrested in November 2025 and is on trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, where Hamka's side refused restorative justice on 29 September 2026},
  author = {NOPE},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {AI incidents},
  url = {https://nope.net/incidents/2025-jakarta-jusuf-hamka-ai-deepfake-detainee-videos-tiktok-trial}
}

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