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    "data": {
        "id": 1875673,
        "msgid": "trial-of-alleged-extortion-against-young-entrepreneur-postponed-central-jakarta-court-awaits-pretrial-ruling-1784757058",
        "date": "2026-07-23 02:57:00",
        "title": "Trial of Alleged Extortion Against Young Entrepreneur Postponed, Central Jakarta Court Awaits Pretrial Ruling",
        "author": "Nashih Nashrullah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Central Jakarta District Court has postponed the initial hearing of an alleged extortion and threat case involving defendant Bangun Paulus Tudungta. The trial was adjourned because the court is awaiting a legally binding decision on a pretrial motion filed in the case. The presiding judge stated that the examination of the main case cannot proceed until the pretrial process is concluded, with the next hearing scheduled for 10 August 2026.",
        "content": "<p>The Central Jakarta District Court has postponed the first hearing of\nan alleged extortion and threat case against a young entrepreneur with\nthe initials VLC, with defendant Bangun Paulus Tudungta. The\npostponement was made because the panel of judges is still waiting for\nthe pretrial process to be completed. Presiding Judge Achmad Rasyid\nPurba, accompanied by member judges Muhammad Firman Akbar and Anton\nRizal Setiawan, stated that the examination of the main case could not\nproceed before the pretrial decision was finalised. \u201cThe examination of\nthe main case cannot continue until the pretrial is finished. The trial\nwill be held on 10 August 2026,\u201d Achmad Rasyid Purba said during the\nhearing at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday (22\/7\/2026).\nThe session was originally scheduled for the reading of the indictment\nby the public prosecutor. However, because the pretrial process has not\nyet obtained permanent legal force, the panel of judges decided to\npostpone the examination of the main case. The defendant\u2019s legal\ncounsel, Iskandar Halim Munthe, stated that the postponement is a\nstandard legal consequence when a pretrial motion is being examined by\nthe court. \u201cThe main case is postponed if there is a pretrial. The\npretrial is ongoing, so the main case is postponed. We all heard earlier\nthat the main case is postponed until 10 August, which is an estimate of\nwhen the pretrial matter will be decided,\u201d Iskandar said. Meanwhile, the\nvictim VLC\u2019s legal counsel, Refly Harun, expressed hope that all facts\nrevealed during the trial would clearly explain the alleged extortion\nand threats experienced by his client. \u201cOn behalf of the family, we\nbelieve the extortion has already occurred, even twice. First during the\nreturn of the money, and second when the police report was made,\u201d Refly\nsaid. According to Refly, the trial will serve as a forum to examine all\ncriminal elements, whether they incriminate or exonerate the defendant.\n\u201cWe hope all the facts in the trial can clearly reveal the alleged\nextortion and threats experienced by our client,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trial-of-alleged-extortion-against-young-entrepreneur-postponed-central-jakarta-court-awaits-pretrial-ruling-1784757058",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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