According to experts from the Indonesian government, iPad is a phone with a TV tuner in it

Expert witnesses from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology appeared in court on Monday in the case against individuals who were arrested for allegedly selling iPads without proper documentation. What was said from the question-and-answer process between defense attorneys and expert witnesses demonstrated an alarming level of concern and questioning of the expert label held by witnesses. The transcript of this conversation will blow your mind. You will not believe what is said.

Things like this are actually not topics that we usually write about in regular DS articles, but this news is too 'valuable' and surprising not to be covered by us, on the other hand this topic is still related to the technology industry and ecosystem in Indonesia. And will show you some of the types of people who work for the government in this industry.

A little background, a number of individuals have been arrested since 2010 for allegedly selling iPads without proper documentation and certificates. It is a legal regulation in Indonesia that every consumer device sold in Indonesia must have a user manual available in Indonesian, the product must also have the appropriate certification from the directorate general of post and telecommunications.

It seems that prosecutors and police don't yet know that the documents are available for the iPad, just not in hard copy. They can be accessed on the web and from within the iPad itself. The law does not say that this manual must be printed. However, the prosecutor continued the case and presented a pair of expert witnesses from the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

The expert witnesses were Subagyo, Expert Staff of the Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and Aman Sinaga, a member of the Standardization of Consumer Empowerment from the Ministry of Trade. This case has been brought to court based in part on the opinions and analysis of these individuals.

The case has been going on for the past few months and evidence has been presented to the prosecution. News site Seconds has a transcript From the witnesses questioned by defense attorney Andi Simangunsong on Monday, we quote the following in full from Detik.

Andi: Have the experts ever seen the iPad? Safe: Never. But never use. If you see a nephew, yes. Andi: Ever fiddled with a nephew's iPad? " Hurry Andi. Safe: No. Andi: Does the expert know that there is an Indonesian menu on the iPad? Safe: I didn't see it because I never used it. I only looked at the function aspect. There are calculators, games, cameras. television at one time because it had a tuner. You can also make calls because there is a place for a phone sim card. Andi: Does the expert know, there is a digital guide book in Indonesian which when printed out will look like this? (Andi asked while showing 209 Printout book page downloaded on the Apple website. Aman: I don't know. I just saw this in court. Meanwhile, with Subagyo, a conversation took place which some of the quotes are as follows: Andi: Have you ever seen an iPad for making a phone? Subagyo: Yes. A friend of mine called with an iPad. But I forget the name. I've seen that the phone function is activated. Because there is a sim card slot. Andi: Since the first time it came out, has the iPad been able to make calls? phone? Subagyo: If there is a communication tool, yes. There's 3G, wifi, bluetooth. Andi: Do you know the features on the iPad? Subagyo: I don't know. I never bought.

Slightly defending Subagyo's statement, the iPad can indeed be used as a telephone but uses VoIP technology such as Skype, and the iPad 2 has video call capabilities. But for activate the phone ability, an iPad needs to bejailbreak.

Meanwhile, the judge also had time to ask Subagyo. Here's one of the quotes: Judge: Samsung also put out that, touch screen. What is the name? Subagyo: I'm not an engineer. The new known new iPad. Judge: Yes, but Samsung also issued, right? Subagyo: Everyone can also make a touch screen. There are various types of iPads. The difference is, if it's made in China, like Samsung, it uses Android. If the iPad uses Apple. Seeing that the expert was in urgency, prosecutor Samadi tried to interrupt the trial. "The question is not in accordance with the expertise of the witness. This witness is an expert witness, not an expert in using it," joked Samadi. Hearing this disagreement, a judge member of Ida Bagus Dwiyantara spoke up. "That's enough. There are still many other trials," said Ida Bagus in an elevated tone. The trial was adjourned until next Wednesday for the testimony of other witnesses.

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