33 Facts About Roy Suryo

Roy Suryo hosted e-Lifestyle on Metro TV for five years.

Roy Suryo studied at the Faculty of Communication at Gadjah Mada University from 1991 to 2001.

Roy Suryo has been a guest lecturer at the UGM Communication D-3 Program, teaching photography for several semesters but is not a permanent lecturer at UGM.

Roy Suryo first came to national prominence in March 1999, when a tape recording of a telephone conversation between President BJ Habibie and Attorney General Andi Ghalib was leaked to the press.

Roy Suryo explained he had compared the voice on the tape to one of Habibie's televised speeches, and then to a tape of a comedian impersonating Habibie.

Roy Suryo then began appearing widely on radio and television, positioning himself as an expert on evidence in numerous ensuing scandals involving politicians and celebrities.

Roy Suryo insisted his actions were motivated only by the desire to seek the truth through "pure science".

Roy Suryo resigned from the legislature in January 2013 after being appointed to replace disgraced Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng.

Roy Suryo accused Ambar of vote-rigging and Ambar was dismissed from the party.

In September 2018, Roy Suryo temporarily resigned from his position as deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, saying he wanted to focus on returning assets to the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry and did not want the party connected to the case.

Roy Suryo attributed the result to "Almighty God" and to "rampant money politics" practiced by other parties.

In September 2014, Roy Suryo was criticized by Indonesia Corruption Watch for taking an official trip with his wife to Europe to promote the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat, as his term as minister neared an end.

ICW described the trip as a waste and questioned why Roy Suryo's wife was among his 10-member entourage visiting the Czech Republic, Spain and Bulgaria.

Roy Suryo was criticized by some bloggers after commenting that the defacing of government websites was carried out by bloggers and hackers.

Roy Suryo explained that he had not forgotten the lyrics, but that the crowd had been singing loudly out of time.

In 2005, when a topless photo alleged to be Miss Indonesia Artika Sari Devi was spread online, Roy Suryo claimed the photo was genuine.

On 25 September 2008, Roy Suryo's expertise was questioned during the trial of Muslim extremist Rizieq Shihab, who was ultimately convicted and jailed for having incited his supporters to attack an inter-faith rally at Jakarta's National Monument.

In October 2008, when a photo circulated showing the regent of Southwest Aceh, Akmal Ibrahim, embracing a woman in bed, Roy Suryo declared the photo to be genuine and said the woman was not the regent's wife.

The report accused Roy Suryo of violating the Criminal Code and Information and Electronic Transactions Law, with a threat of six years in jail.

Roy Suryo denied any wrongdoing and questioned the health of the sister's legal counsel, saying he only wanted to help the siblings find out who had shared the photos.

In 2009, Roy Suryo put himself forward as an expert witness for the prosecution in the defamation trial of Prita Mulyasari, a housewife who was jailed for complaining about being misdiagnosed by a hospital in Banten province.

One of the lawyers representing Ariel and Luna, Boy Afrian Bondjol, alleged that Roy Suryo sent a text message to Luna in early June 2010, offering to cooperate with her in handling the case.

Roy Suryo admitted he had sent text messages to Luna, but claimed he felt tricked by her, because she had denied being in the video and he initially believed her denial.

Roy Suryo transferred Rp1 million for the bike and its delivery to Jakarta, but the item was never delivered.

Roy Suryo contacted police, who tracked down and arrested the boy.

Roy Suryo denied he had been tricked, saying he had deliberately "entered the trap" in order to expose the scammer.

Roy Suryo further said police responded swiftly to his report because he has a good relationship with them.

Roy Suryo said he had responded to the fake tweet just to elicit reactions from Widodo supporters, whom he referred to derisively as "tadpoles".

On 24 January 2020, Roy Suryo filed a police complaint over an edit to the United Nations page on the Indonesian version of Wikipedia.

Roy Suryo said he suspected the edits were made by a cult known as the Sunda Empire, which claims to have founded the UN and NATO.

In July 2022, Roy Suryo was formerly a suspect after posting a controversial meme about the Borobudur statue's face that closely resembles to Joko Widodo on his social media.

Roy Suryo was arrested for alleged blasphemy in August 2022, and sentenced to 9 months in prison along with a fine of Rp150 million.

Roy Suryo married Ismarindayani 'Ririen' Priyanti in Yogyakarta on 10 December 1994.