Police insist the Nabilah O'Brien restaurant case comprises two separate matters
The Mampang Prapatan Police Precinct has stressed that the incident related to Bibi Kelinci Restaurant in Kemang, South Jakarta, comprises two separate cases handled by different police agencies. The precinct chief, AKP Dian Purnomo, explained that the two matters have different objects, so their handling is not located in the same place.
“Regarding the incident at Bibi Kelinci Restaurant, we can report that two separate cases were reported to different police stations,” Dian said when contacted in Jakarta on Friday (6 March). He noted that the first case concerns an alleged offence of theft under Article 363 of the KUHP, currently being handled by Polsek Mampang Prapatan. In the report, a woman with the initials NAA acted as the complainant, reporting two individuals, ZK and ESR. According to Dian, both suspects have been named and are scheduled to be questioned on Monday, 9 March 2026. However, their lawyers have filed requests to postpone the questioning.
“In addition, the second case relates to uploading CCTV footage to social media, handled by Dittipidsiber Bareskrim Polri, in which Ms NAA is named as a suspect,” Dian added. He emphasised that the two cases differ both in terms of the objects and the police bodies handling them.
Earlier, the owner of the Bibi Kelinci Kopitiam in Kemang, South Jakarta, Nabilah O’Brien, said she, who believed herself to be a victim of theft, was named a suspect by Bareskrim Polri after discussing the case on social media. In her post, Nabilah claimed that for five months she was asked to state what she said and that the CCTV footage she showed was defamatory.
The case began when a husband-and-wife pair initials ZK and ESR were reported to the police for allegedly taking away 14 orders of food and drinks from the restaurant. The report filed by the owner, Nabilah, is recorded under LP/B/048/IX/2025/SPKT/Polsek Mampang/Polres Metro Jaksel/Polda Metro Jaya. The incident on Thursday (19/9) was captured on CCTV and the video subsequently circulated widely on social media. A police report was filed on the same day.
The incident started when the couple visited the restaurant, ordered 11 meals and three drinks with a total value of Rp530,150. However, finding the orders took too long, they became angry, went into the kitchen and berated the kitchen staff, then took the meals themselves. They left the restaurant without paying for the food and drinks. For this act, they have been charged under Article 363 KUHP for Theft.