Update on anarchist prisoners Mpe, Dilan & Pablo

From Dark Nights

May Day 2026 (Indonesia)

Update: On Thursday, July 23, 2026, comrades from the Mayday 2026 Bandung anarchist prisoner cluster, namely Mpe, Dilan and Pablo, will begin their first trial at the Bandung District Court.

The detained anarchists were arrested in the days after the 1st May demonstration in Bandung. They are accused of riot, malicious destruction of public facilities, after a clash happened on May 1, 2026, at Jalan Cikapayang (Cikapayang Pasupati Intersection), Bandung City, during which the police were attacked.

The serious charges pertain to offenses causing fires or explosions endangering public safety, committing collective violence against persons or property in public, and criminal conspiracy. Plus, the comrades are accused of preparing and using molotovs. Mpe is accused of being the “leader”, which as an anarchist, is absurd. The arrested comrades were beaten and abused by cops over a three week period during their interrogations where a responsible lawyer was not present. Intense psychological pressure and physical violence was used against the detainees to try to make them give false statements.

A total of thirteen (13) individuals were arrested and detained during the investigation into the riot.

• Three (3) of them were juveniles and were subsequently released under mandatory reporting obligations.
• The remaining ten (10) detainees are:

¹ Ripan Ripandi 2. Muhamad Rafly 3. Ismail 4. Dani Maulana 5. Rangga 6. Cikal 7. Haikal 8. Fadel 9. Fadil 10. Hadi Isan

Free the prisoners – Topple the state!