Nabilah O'Brien Named a Suspect After Reporting Theft, Parliament Steps In

Nabilah O’Brien, the owner of the Bibi Kelinci restaurant in Kemang, South Jakarta, has been named a suspect after reporting a theft at her restaurant in September 2025. Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives will hold a Public Hearing (RDPU) on the case on Monday, with O’Brien accompanied by her legal team, and will also summon police involved in the case. The hearing is hoped to yield a decision that protects all parties from being unfairly penalised. ‘We are optimistic the meeting will yield a positive result in the sense that no citizen will be criminalised,’ said Habiburokhman, head of Commission III, in a statement on Friday, 6 March. The case began with a married couple, initials ZK and ER, who were upset because the food they ordered from O’Brien’s restaurant did not arrive. They allegedly took the food home without paying, a incident that later went viral on social media. O’Brien subsequently reported ZK and ER to the police. After investigation, ZK and ER were named as suspects; in addition, O’Brien has been named a suspect. When contacted, Metro Jaya Police’s Public Relations head Kombes Budi Hermanto said two separate matters occurred at O’Brien’s restaurant. The first is an alleged theft under Article 363 of the Indonesian Penal Code, handled by Mampang Prapatan Police. ‘In which Nabilah, as the victim, reported ZK and ESR. The two suspects have been named and scheduled for questioning on Monday, 9 March 2026, but their legal counsel has sent a letter requesting a postponement,’ Budi said. The second matter concerns the posting of CCTV footage to social media, handled by Dittipidsiber of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency, in which O’Brien is the alleged suspect. ‘So it should be understood that these are two separate matters with different objects. Accordingly, what each party did has legal consequences,’ Budi added. ‘The police remain professional, proportionate, and transparent in handling the cases,’ he concluded.