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    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1841738,
        "msgid": "lawyer-claims-ntt-doctors-death-due-to-romantic-issues-not-intimidation-1783245082",
        "date": "2026-07-05 15:30:00",
        "title": "Lawyer Claims NTT Doctor's Death Due to Romantic Issues, Not Intimidation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The legal representative for two Timor Tengah Utara (TTU) councillors has denied that the death of doctor Eliza Princila Utami Pakaenoni was linked to an alleged intimidation incident at a hospital. The lawyer claims the 27-year-old doctor took her own life due to personal romantic problems rather than workplace pressure. The councillors were reported to police following a confrontation in the emergency room over the treatment of a snakebite victim.",
        "content": "<p>The legal representative for two Timor Tengah Utara (TTU) councillors\nhas denied that the death of Dr Eliza Princila Utami Pakaenoni, known as\nDr Icha, was related to an alleged intimidation incident on 13 June\n2026. Lawyer Amos Lafu stated that the 27-year-old doctor is suspected\nto have ended her life due to romantic issues, not pressure experienced\nat her workplace. Amos Lafu is the attorney for Therezius Lakabu\n(Golkar) and Nobertus Tubani (PKB), two of the three TTU councillors\nreported to the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Regional Police over the\nalleged intimidation of Dr Icha. The third councillor reported is\nVeronika Lake (PDIP). The report followed an incident in the emergency\nroom of Leona Hospital in Kefamenanu on Saturday, 13 June 2026, around\n7:00 p.m. local time, when Dr Icha was treating a child patient who had\nbeen bitten by a venomous snake, who was a nephew of Nobertus Tubani.\nThe three councillors allegedly scolded Dr Icha and threatened to revoke\nher medical practice licence for not immediately injecting the patient\nwith anti-venom serum. Dr Icha\u2019s family stated that the pressure caused\nher significant mental distress prior to her death. Amos asserted that\nhis team possesses facts indicating the death was unrelated to the 13\nJune incident or the alleged intimidation that has drawn public and\nmedia attention. He mentioned there were other \u2018political polemics\u2019 and\n\u2018romantic polemics\u2019 being gathered, but declined to provide details\npublicly. \u2018We have a number of facts showing this case has no connection\nto the 13 June incident or the alleged intimidation widely reported in\nthe media. There are various moduses and facts circulating, including\nthose concerning our clients\u2019 capacity as council members. This also\ncannot be separated from political polemics, romantic polemics, and\nother issues whose data we are still compiling. There will be a time for\nus to convey them to the public,\u2019 Amos said in a circulated video. He\nadded that the findings and evidence held by his clients would also be\nsubmitted to investigators so the case could be handled based on\ncomplete facts. Amos also accused certain parties of attempting to\nprofit from Dr Icha\u2019s death by constructing a narrative that cornered\nhis clients.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lawyer-claims-ntt-doctors-death-due-to-romantic-issues-not-intimidation-1783245082",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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