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        "msgid": "three-printing-workers-held-captive-in-central-jakarta-offered-rp-1-billion-hush-money-1783072416",
        "date": "2026-07-03 15:42:03",
        "title": "Three Printing Workers Held Captive in Central Jakarta, Offered Rp 1 Billion Hush Money",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "A special adviser to the president has revealed that three printing workers in Central Jakarta were subjected to inhumane treatment, including being held captive for 21 days and chained. The victims were allegedly offered Rp 1 billion each to drop the case but refused, seeking justice instead. President Prabowo Subianto has reportedly taken note of the case, which is said to violate the principles of Pancasila.",
        "content": "<p>Special Adviser to the President for Employment and Workers\u2019 Welfare,\nSaid Iqbal, has disclosed that he met with one of the victims of a\nprinting company in Central Jakarta who was held captive. Said Iqbal\nstated that from his conversation with the victim, there were\nallegations of intimidation experienced by the victim after the case\ncame to light. \u201cThese facts also show there was intimidation by certain\nindividuals to prevent this case from proceeding,\u201d Said Iqbal explained\nduring a press conference at the Metro Jakarta Police Headquarters on\nFriday (3\/7\/2026). He added that the victim also claimed a party had\noffered them money, up to Rp 1 billion per person, to drop the case.\n\u201cThen, based on the explanation I received directly from the victim,\nthey were offered money, even up to Rp 1 billion per person. They\nrefused because they need justice,\u201d Iqbal said. Iqbal also mentioned\nthat the case of unlawful confinement has drawn the attention of\nPresident Prabowo Subianto. He noted that the actions of the printing\ncompany owner violated the second principle of Pancasila. Iqbal has met\nwith one of the victims named Tegar. He received information that Tegar\nendured inhumane treatment. \u201cI found several things there. One, it is\ntrue that the three of them, including Tegar, were treated inhumanely,\namong other things, they were paraded without any legal process,\u201d Iqbal\nsaid. Said Iqbal was deeply moved by the condition of the victim and his\nfamily. Tegar\u2019s father is an ice seller. \u201cWhat touched my heart, and I\nam sure the President will also give special attention, is that his\nfather is just an ice seller, a poor man, and his child was treated like\nthat until he cried, inhumanely, paraded around,\u201d he added. Said Iqbal\nis confident President Prabowo Subianto is paying special attention to\nthis case. Moreover, Prabowo has often spoken about the people\u2019s hope\nfor defending the weak. \u201cPresident Prabowo conveyed to fellow workers\nand the Indonesian people a message to always protect the people, always\nside with the weak, always serve the little people, do not hurt the\npeople\u2019s hearts, do not make the people suffer. That is what he always\nconveys to us and in his speeches before the people as well,\u201d he\nexplained. Furthermore, Said stated the victims were treated very\ninhumanely. Besides being held captive for 21 days, they were also put\nin chains. \u201cMy second finding, based on the victim\u2019s explanation and the\nlawyer, is that they were held captive and not fed for 3 days, chained,\nand treated in an uncivilised and inhumane manner,\u201d he said. \u201cIn\nprinciple, if there are workers suspected of violating the law, the\nhandling should be done legally by the employer or entrepreneur, not by\ntaking the law into one\u2019s own hands, treating them inhumanely and\nuncivilisedly,\u201d he continued. According to him, the treatment of the\nthree victims by the printing company owner violated the fundamental\nprinciples of Pancasila. \u201cIt violates the second principle of Pancasila,\njust and civilised humanity,\u201d he stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/three-printing-workers-held-captive-in-central-jakarta-offered-rp-1-billion-hush-money-1783072416",
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