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        "id": 1598552,
        "msgid": "pandji-explains-toraja-customary-court-case-during-bareskrim-interrogation-1773042817",
        "date": "2026-03-09 14:22:21",
        "title": "Pandji explains Toraja customary court case during Bareskrim interrogation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono was questioned by Indonesia's Cyber Crime Directorate as a witness in a case alleging he insulted the Toraja people through electronic media, fielding 17 questions primarily about his participation in Toraja customary court proceedings. Pandji expressed hope that restorative justice would be prioritised in the case, noting that reconciliation discussions had already begun between him and legitimate Toraja community representatives, and he completed the customary sanctions in February 2026.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono explained his participation in\nToraja customary court proceedings whilst being questioned as a witness\nby investigators from the Cyber Crime Directorate of the National Police\nHeadquarters (Bareskrim Polri) in connection with an alleged case of\ninsulting the Toraja people through electronic media.<\/p>\n<p>Pandji stated that he was posed 17 questions by investigators, the\nmajority of which pertained to the Toraja customary court\nproceedings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was asked about my presence in Toraja when I participated in the\nToraja customary court. The questions were about that, and I have\nprovided clarification,\u201d he said when met at Bareskrim Polri\nheadquarters in Jakarta on Monday. \u201cHopefully the case can be resolved\nquickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed that investigators questioned him regarding which\nparties were involved in the customary court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>However, he requested that investigators directly confirm details\nwith the local indigenous community representatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked the investigators to verify directly with the indigenous\ncommunity there to be more certain, because I did not want to make\nerrors in stating names, positions, and especially the region,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the application of restorative justice, Pandji stated that\nthis was not explicitly discussed during the interrogation. However, he\nexpressed hope that restorative justice would be prioritised. \u201cMy hope\nis that restorative justice is indeed prioritised, because\nreconciliation has already taken place between me and authorised and\nlegitimate representatives of the Toraja community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Toraja Youth Alliance reported Pandji to Bareskrim\nPolri in November 2025 over allegations of insulting and making\nSARA-related comments towards the Toraja people. The alliance contended\nthat Pandji\u2019s stand-up comedy material regarding Toraja burial rituals\nhad denigrated and insulted the dignity of the ethnic group.<\/p>\n<p>Several witnesses and experts, including the administrator of\nPandji\u2019s YouTube channel, had been questioned by investigators.\nSubsequently, in February 2026, Pandji completed the Toraja customary\nsanctions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pandji-explains-toraja-customary-court-case-during-bareskrim-interrogation-1773042817",
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