False2025-06
What is circulating
“Culture Minister Fadli Zon said on 8 June 2025 that there was never any proof of mass rape during the May 1998 riots: "That is a story."”
Claimed by Fadli Zon, Culture Minister · official statement
The facts
The government-formed Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) on the 13 to 15 May 1998 riots verified 85 women who suffered sexual violence, including 52 rape victims and 14 victims of rape with assault, in Jakarta, Medan and Surabaya. A more detailed report from Komnas Perempuan recorded 168 victims of rape and sexual abuse who had come forward by 3 July 1998.