ABSTRACT
The death of Brigadier J (Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat) caught public attention as he died of gunshot wounds at his Ferdy Sambo, the head of the Propam Police Division, official house. People demanded for transparency in investigating the case as many unusual circumstances were found. This led to the dissemination of information, opinion, and speculation on Twitter. This study aims at explaining the social network formed about the case, the actors involved, and the netizen sentiments on the case. The data set crawled using Netlytic.org found 44.200 tweets on the case. Most netizens were indicated to have negative sentiments on the case, though some of them still support and believe the Indonesian Police. Furthermore, the centralization rate between actors in the network structure shows that there are actors who influenced others though the influence is minor. Additionally, this study highlights the crucial role of the network theory in comprehending the intricacies of communication patterns within the digital landscape.
