Jerinx
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I Gede Ari Astina (born 10 February 1977), better known Jerinx or JRX is an Indonesian musician and conspiracy theorist on COVID-19. He is the drummer of the Bali-based rock band Superman Is Dead. 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 20211.
I Gede Ari Astina (born 10 February 1977), better known Jerinx or JRX is an Indonesian musician and conspiracy theorist on COVID-19. He is the drummer of the Bali-based rock band Superman Is Dead. 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. ==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). Albums produced by SID include Case 15 (1997), Kuta Rock City (2003), Black Market Love (2006) and Sunset di Tanah Anarki (2013). The latter most had Jerinx writing 11 songs, including "Jadilah Legenda", which had socialist themes. It was highly popular among the audience. Marcel Thee of Vice described SID as "hands-down Indonesia's biggest pop-punk band" in 2018. Jerinx has also appeared in a few films and manages several businesses related to lodging, clothing, and bars. ==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. ==References==
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