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    "data": {
        "id": 1595215,
        "msgid": "police-richard-lee-does-not-reflect-a-law-abiding-citizen-1772877573",
        "date": "2026-03-07 16:04:27",
        "title": "Police: Richard Lee Does Not Reflect a Law-Abiding Citizen",
        "author": "Faieq Hidayat",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian doctor and owner of a beauty clinic, Richard Lee, has been detained by Metro Jaya Police over consumer-protection violations linked to his cosmetic products and services. Police say he was uncooperative and impeded the investigation, including livestreaming on TikTok instead of answering police summons. He faces charges under health and consumer-protection laws, with a separate defamation case involving Samira previously filed against him.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 A doctor and owner of a beauty clinic, Richard Lee, has\nbeen detained by the Metro Jaya Police over consumer protection\nviolations related to his beauty products. Public relations head of\nMetro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, said Richard Lee\nwas not cooperative and impeded the investigation. \u201cIn essence, the\nresults of the examination show that the individual does not reflect a\ncitizen who respects and upholds the law,\u201d Budi said when contacted on\nSaturday, 7 March 2026. Hermanto added that Richard Lee preferred to\nconduct live TikTok broadcasts rather than comply with police summons.\n\u201cAccording to information provided by DRL that the person conducted live\nTikTok sessions on his own account to promote products of CV Athena as\npart of his work,\u201d said Budi. Previously, Richard Lee was officially\ndetained after being questioned as a suspect in a case of suspected\nconsumer-protection violations related to his beauty products. He was\nreported to the Metro Jaya Police by cosmetic doctor Samira, known as\nthe Doctor Detective. In this case, Richard is charged under Article 455\nin conjunction with Article 138(2) of Law No.\u00a017 of 2023 on Health, with\na potential penalty of up to 12 years\u2019 imprisonment or a fine of up to\nRp 5 billion. In addition, he faces charges under Article 62(1) in\nconjunction with Article 8(1) and\/or Article 9(1) of Law No.\u00a08 of 1999\non Consumer Protection, with a maximum penalty of five years\u2019\nimprisonment and a fine of up to Rp 2 billion. Separately, Samira was\nalso previously named as a suspect in a defamation case filed by Richard\nLee with South Jakarta Police on 12 December 2025.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-richard-lee-does-not-reflect-a-law-abiding-citizen-1772877573",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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