Antara Darah dan Hati: Dream Reality English Translation

Chapter 4 Part 1 "Investigation For The Princess's Viral Photo"

It has been several days since the riot during the peaceful demonstration took place and I did not expect to become famous due to photos that became viral everywhere on social media and search engines on the internet which many media reported on.

The photo contains an image consisted of 3 people who were running out of the tear gas smoke with of 3/4 right side viewpoint from the front. The [erson on the most front is mevrouw Sofia who was pulling my wrist while she covered her nose with her arm, the hand from her arm that covered her nose holding a long stick with the Indonesian flag tied on top of it that was fluttering due to the wind and then on my left was Muhamed whose arm I wrapped around my neck while whilst I wrapped my left arm on his back tightly trying to carry him out of thetear gas smoke. The photo was included in the list of the world's 10 best photos for this month and became a trending topic on Twitter in both the United States Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

At the same time, me and Muhamed got a letter from the police force to be summoned in order to be examined for interrogation and investigation. The reason for the investigation was related to mevrouw's involvement in the demonstration that ended with riots yesterday which according to state's law, such things endanger the safety and threatened lives of members of the royal family.

When me and Muhamed fulfilled the police force order and preparing ourselves to depart, my parents cried uncontrollably. They hugged me and Muhamed tightly before my departure. Yes, I know why they hugged me because this might be the last time I see their faces before I crouch behind bars. Maybe you are asking what is the reason I have to be held behind bars if I am only being examined?

Basically, based on Wetboek van Strafrecht, in the interest of investigation, the police have the right to arrest both of us. However, that does not mean we went there without help. I told Ilya what had happened, I hope he has a plan and also Muhamed has contacted someone and with the help of mevrouw Sofia, we convinced him to be our law attorney in this case. A lawyer who is quite reliable, a graduate of the law faculty majoring in criminal and civil law from Leiden University who was also a graduate from my campus, descended from refugees just like us, Ilhan Dervišhalidovic.

Now, being in a holding cell is part of me and Muhamed's daily life. During the interrogation, there were times when the police did that, acts of torture such as beatings that forced me to admit what I hadn't done, but I didn't say anything. I mean, what can they do to force me to admit such things? I have Congenital Analgesia disorder, I can't feel pain, even they were confused when I was first beaten by their cruel hands, I didn't scream at all. Muhamed also refused to say anything.

Actually, Muhamed could have made a false confession, but he refused to do it. He is determined not to be weak and tried to hold on as long as the investigation lasted which is 20 days before we were released and entered the prosecution period and we would be processed in court. One thing's for sure, I'm sure these bastards will find a way to bring both of us into the pit of misery and humiliation, one way or another. I am not afraid, I have God and also, mevrouw wants to help us openly and she has expressed her support for the demonstrations which have recently been held by the student's union here

The statement she made to the mass media crew made the right-wing party in the parliament so furious that it made its members insult her, ranging from ISIS terrorist's right hand to inlanders hoer but she continued to defend her opinion to the point of making some people in the circle of Dutch royal nobles who lived here made similar statements, defending the rights of the natives. The world is really shaking right now, cracks have been made, conflict is inevitable, I'm sure that soon there will be something big happening. Heheh, destiny is strange, hopefully khair in the end, Aamiin.

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Dutch Dictionary

Wetboek van Strafrecht = Book of Criminal Law which in Indonesia in the real world is still used as a legal reference until now and there is no official Indonesian translation for it.