Richard Lee to Be Re-examined as Suspect Tomorrow
Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) have scheduled an examination of Richard Lee as a suspect in an alleged health and consumer protection violation case for Thursday, 19 February.
The follow-up examination was originally scheduled for Wednesday, 4 February. However, it was postponed after Richard filed a pretrial challenge against his designation as a suspect.
Investigators subsequently rescheduled the examination after the pretrial challenge was rejected and his suspect status was declared lawful.
“Polda Metro Jaya investigators have sent a summons for Thursday, 19 February 2026 at 10:00,” said Jakarta Metropolitan Police Public Relations Head Commissioner Budi Hermanto to reporters on Wednesday, 18 February.
Budi confirmed that the examination summons had been received by Richard’s lawyer. However, he said the police were still awaiting confirmation regarding Richard’s attendance.
“We will wait for Thursday for the follow-up examination of suspect DRL,” he said.
Separately, Budi stated that the investigation into the case involving Richard was being conducted professionally. He also declared there was no intervention in the handling of the case, whether from positions of power or financial influence.
“We wish to convey that this case process is being handled proportionally, professionally, and accountably,” he said.
The case against Richard originated from a report filed by Samira Farahnaz, known as the “detective doctor” (doktif), on 2 December 2024 under report number LP/B/7317/XII/2024/SPKT Polda Metro Jaya.
Based on the results of preliminary and formal investigations, police designated Richard as a suspect in alleged health and consumer protection violations. He has held suspect status since 15 December 2025.
In this case, Richard has been charged under Article 435 in conjunction with Article 138 paragraph 2 of Law Number 17 of 2023 on Health, carrying a maximum penalty of 12 years’ imprisonment and/or a fine of up to Rp5 billion.
Additionally, Richard has been charged under Article 62 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 8 paragraph 1 and/or Article 9 paragraph 1 of Law Number 8 of 1999 on Consumer Protection, carrying a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and/or a fine of up to Rp2 billion.
Following his designation as a suspect, Richard filed a pretrial challenge at the South Jakarta District Court. However, the challenge was rejected.
Jakarta Metropolitan Police have also imposed a travel ban on Richard. The travel ban was issued on 10 February.
“The prevention and deterrence order, or what we know as the travel ban, has been in effect from 10 February 2026 until 1 March 2026 for the next 20 days,” said Budi at Polda Metro Jaya on Wednesday, 11 February.