I Gede Aryastina

Infobox musical artist name = Jerinx image = Jerinx.png imagesize = caption = Jerinx in 2018 birth_name = I Gede Ari Astina alias = JRX birth_date =

In 2020, Jerinx was sentenced to jail for defamation, after he accused Indonesia's chief medical association of being servile to the World Health Organization for mandating COVID-19 testing for pregnant women, which he claimed could kill them and their babies. He was released in June 2021.

Early and personal life Jerinx was born on February 10, 1977 in a Balinese Hindu family. His birth name is Gede Ari Astina. In an interview, he revealed that he was named Astina after the kingdom Hastina from the epic Mahabharata. She is of Swiss descent from her father's side, and her mother is a Javanese. Initially a Muslim, Alexandra revealed that she converted to Hinduism post-marriage, inspired by her husband Jerinx.

Career Jerinx graduated from high school in 1995 and started his music career the same year with Superman Is Dead (SID), a band with three members: Bobby Kool (lead vocal, guitar), Eka Rock (bass and backing vocal) and Jerinx (drummer).

Activism Rejection against land reclamation of Benoa Bay Jerinx has been against land reclamation in Benoa Bay, Bali since 2014 because of its social impacts. On July 10, 2018, Jerinx demanded that Indonesian President Joko Widodo fulfill his promise in 2015 to follow up on the Benoa Bay reclamation issue.

Controversy Jerinx has drawn public attention for his criticism of several political figures, including the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, Anang Hermansyah, and also of President Joko Widodo regarding the Surabaya bombings.

Rejection of Music Bill In February 2019, Jerinx was involved in a controversy with Anji, another Indonesian musician, regarding the issue of the Music Bill. After Anji's vlog video on YouTube interviewing Anang Hermansyah regarding the Music Bill, Jerinx threatened Anji not to use their feud as a YouTube content to gain popularity and YouTube ad revenue.

Imprisonment for Defamation of the Indonesian Doctors Association In 2020, Jerinx began sharing unfounded conspiracy theories about coronavirus via social media and television interviews. He accused the "global elite", including Bill Gates, of being behind the pandemic. He spurned calls for social distancing and mask-wearing. In a post on his Instagram account, he accused the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) of being "lackeys" of the World Health Organization for requiring that mothers about to give birth be tested for coronavirus. He also claimed the test could kill people. In August 2020, Bali Police named him a suspect for alleged defamation of IDI. In October, he was arrested and charged with defamation, under articles of the Indonesia's Information and Electronic Transactions Law (UU ITE) and Criminal Code (KUHP).

Jerinx went on trial at Bali's Denpasar District Court. State prosecutor Otong Hendra Rahayu demanded he be sentenced to three years in prison.

He was released early from Kerobokan Prison on 8 June 2021. He was picked up by his wife Nora, declined to comment, and proceeded with a self-cleaning ceremony in Ubud.

Discography Reference: Case 15 (1997) Superman Is Dead (1998/1999) Bad Bad Bad (2002) Kuta Rock City (2003) The Hangover Decade (2005) Black Market Love (2006) Angels & the Outsiders (2009) Sunset di Tanah Anarki (2013) Tiga Perompak Senja (2018)

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