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        "id": 1691160,
        "msgid": "food-reviewer-codeblu-questioned-by-police-over-extortion-allegations-report-1776768746",
        "date": "2026-04-21 16:09:13",
        "title": "Food Reviewer Codeblu Questioned by Police Over Extortion Allegations Report",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_JOGJA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Food reviewer Codeblu, whose real name is WA, has been questioned by Indonesia's National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) regarding a report filed by PT Prima Hidup Lestari, the company behind the Clairmont brand, accusing him of defamation and extortion. The allegations stem from Codeblu's alleged offer of a Rp 350 million \"discount\" for consultation services, which the company claims constitutes digital extortion, alongside manipulated claims about their products, such as distributing mouldy cakes to orphanages. Clairmont's owner, Susana Darmawan, reported losses of up to Rp 5 billion from late 2024 to 2025 due to the controversy, highlighting growing concerns over online influencers' impact on businesses in Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>Food reviewer or food critic, Codeblu, has been questioned by the\npolice. This is related to a report regarding allegations of defamation\nand extortion filed by PT Prima Hidup Lestari with the Clairmont brand.\nAccording to detikNews, the questioning was conducted by Bareskrim\nPolri. It is not yet known what information the police obtained from\nCodeblu. \u201cYes (Codeblu) is being questioned to obtain his statement,\u201d\nsaid the Head of Sub-Directorate II of the Cyber Crime Directorate at\nBareskrim Polri, Commissioner Andrian Pramudianto, when asked for\nconfirmation on Tuesday (21\/4\/2026). For context, the report was\nsubmitted since 2 February 2026 and registered with the number:\nSTTL\/51\/II\/2026\/BARESKRIM. Clairmont\u2019s legal representative, Reagan,\nstated that they officially reported Codeblu to Bareskrim at the\nNational Police Headquarters. \u201cI will explain more about the\ntechnicalities of the report. So, the person we reported, with initials\nCB, real name WA, was reported to the National Police Headquarters,\u201d\nsaid Reagan in Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, on Friday (13\/2). \u201cBecause\nthe modus operandi is consultation. Initially, it was even offered for\nRp 600 or 650 million. Then, under the pretext of \u2018Oh, I\u2019ll give a\ndiscount,\u2019 it was re-offered for Rp 350 million, which for us is not a\ngood offer, but rather a form of extortion that we now call digital\nthuggery,\u201d he added. In addition, Clairmont claims that Codeblu\ncommitted slander. It is alleged that there was manipulation of\nauthentic data. \u201cThe second is Article 35. Why? Because there is\nmanipulation of authentic data. For example, our client was accused of\nproviding mouldy and rotten cakes to an orphanage. And second, using a\ntopper that had been touched by hand and then placed on top of the cake\nand sold, whereas it was actually only for display,\u201d explained Reagan.\nClairmont owner, Susana Darmawan, admitted to suffering losses of up to\nRp 5 billion in the period from the end of 2024 to 2025 due to the\nissues caused by Codeblu.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/food-reviewer-codeblu-questioned-by-police-over-extortion-allegations-report-1776768746",
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