Defying public pressure, the North Maluku Police have reiterated that they will continue their investigation into alleged defamation by a local activist who uploaded to YouTube a video showing a Ternate Police officer accepting money from a traffic violator. North Maluku Police Chief Brig. Gen. Zulkarnain said that although the police had released the suspect, identified as Adlun Fiqri, a student at Ternate-based Khairun University (Unkhair), the legal process regarding the case was ongoing. "After I watched[the video] I saw that it[Adlun's act] was improper conduct. There was no bribery. The police officer just ticketed[the motorist]," Zulkarnain said as quoted by Antara news agency. Last week, the Ternate Police arrested Adlun for allegedly violating Article 27, point 3, of the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law on online defamation which carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison, after he uploaded a video showing a Ternate Police officer accepting Rp 115,000 (US$7.80) from a motorcyclist who was not wearing a helmet.