False2025-10
What is circulating
“A video shows Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announcing free vehicle ownership transfers, free vehicle tax and free number plates until the end of 2025.”
Claimed by Social media users · social media
The facts
The footage is from a TVRI broadcast of Sjafrie's press statement at the Presidential Office on 31 August 2025, where he reported on a cabinet meeting about the riots in Jakarta. He did not mention vehicle taxes or ownership transfers.