Iqbal Ramadhan, the son of singer Machica Mochtar, was arrested by the police during a demonstration against the revision of the regional election law; his phone is unreachable - reportedly he has a broken nose.

Kapanlagi.com - Unpleasant news comes from the veteran singer Machica Mochtar. Her son, Iqbal Ramadhan, was arrested by the police while participating in a protest against the revision of the regional election law at the Indonesian Parliament complex in Central Jakarta, on Thursday (22/8/2024).

When contacted by the media, Machica said that her son has not returned home yet. She is increasingly worried upon hearing news that Iqbal's nose is broken.

"I don’t know where my son is. I am still weak because I don’t know where my son is. They say his nose is broken, and then they said he is in the hospital, but I don’t know which hospital," Machica said via phone on Friday (23/8/2024).

1. Farewell to Join the Demo on the Revision of the Regional Election Law

Iqbal Ramadhan and Machica Mochtar © instagram.com/machicamochtar70

Machica Mochtar recounted that she knew Muhammad Iqbal Ramadhan would go to the streets to join the demo on the Revision of the Regional Election Law. In fact, her son even advised her not to leave the house.

"He already said goodbye, yesterday he said, 'Mom, don't go anywhere tomorrow.' I asked 'Why?', he said 'Tomorrow there will be a big demo. If possible, Mom, don't go anywhere.' I said I wanted to join, but I wasn't given permission," said Machica.

2. Phone Unable to Be Reached

In the afternoon, Machica Mochtar tried to contact Muhammad Iqbal Ramadhan's phone but received no response. Then, one of the family members informed her that her son had been arrested.

"I called in the afternoon and there was no news. In the evening, his aunt called to inform me, then I saw the news. I was shocked that Iqbal was arrested. Astagfirullah... what is happening. His phone still cannot be reached until now," concluded Machica.

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