Becoming a Suspect in the Defamation Case, Isa Zega Faces a 6-Year Prison Sentence

Kapanlagi.com - Isa Zega is undergoing trial in a defamation case against the owner of the cosmetic company MS Glow, Shandy Purnamasari. In the previous hearing, on Tuesday (25/2/2025), the Public Prosecutor (JPU) charged Isa with a threat of six years in prison.

According to the JPU, Isa is suspected of intentionally spreading harmful electronic information about the complainant through the Instagram account @zega_real and TikTok @mami_online. A video posted by Isa on October 17, 2024, is alleged to contain defamatory elements against Shandy Purnamasari.

“The video received more than 1,000 comments and has been viewed by over 1,000 people,” said Prosecutor Ari Kuswadi.

1. Objection to Defamation Allegations

Isa Zega at the Kepanjen District Court, Malang Regency © KapanLagi.com/Darmadi Sasongko

Shandy Purnamasari, who is also the wife of Gilang Widya Pramana Juragan99, knows that the owner of the account is Isa Zega, especially after Isa contacted her on October 11, 2024, to invite her to meet, but the invitation was declined.

“Based on that, the post is categorized as defamation that tarnishes the good name of witness Shandy Purnamasari,” the prosecutor continued.

2. Questioned Legal Process

Isa Zega was charged with violating Article 45 Paragraph (10) letter a in conjunction with Article 27B paragraph (2) letter a of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE).

However, the defamation report is considered somewhat strange by Isa. In his legal process, he was never asked to present witnesses by the East Java Police investigators, and he was not given the opportunity to gather evidence either.

"Suddenly I became a suspect, as my lawyer said, after the report on the 29th, on the 1st I received that investigation letter. So I was not given the opportunity to clarify," he said.

(kpl/dar/phi)