Isa Zega Requests Suspension of Detention, Promises to Cooperate and Will Not Flee

Kapanlagi.com - Instagram celebrity Isa Zega requests a suspension of detention. He asks the panel of judges to grant the request based on several considerations that have been presented in the exception by the legal team. "Because I am indeed very cooperative, there’s no way I would flee. I am cooperative with every summons and have never skipped any. So, yes, a suspension can be granted," said Isa Zega as quoted on Wednesday (5/3/2025).

Isa emphasizes that there has never been any allegation of extortion or requests for money, let alone threats as alleged by the complainant. "Even in the exception, it has been explained by the lawyer that there was no request for money, the agreement was just a greeting, and there were no threats either.

Even regarding the threat under the ITE law of defamation by mentioning the name 'shaun the sheep', it never mentioned a full name, nor did it post or mention the complainant's Instagram account," he elaborated.

1. Isa Zega Denies Extortion Allegations

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

Isa also conveyed that the invitation for the meeting was not something unusual, especially since he had previously been a brand ambassador for the reporter's product. The invitation for the meeting was deemed unfounded and then labeled as extortion.

"I used to be one of the brand ambassadors, you know. So inviting someone, well, inviting for a meeting can happen, except if it's like, 'give me your money or else this will happen.' That would be called a threat, but that didn't happen," he said.

2. Questionable Legal Process

The defamation report was 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.

"Suddenly I became a suspect, so my lawyer was right when he said that after the report on the 29th, on the 1st I already received that investigation letter. So I wasn't given the chance to clarify," he said.

Including, said Isa Zega, the opportunity for restorative justice was also not provided. Because the ITE Law based on the Police Chief Regulation requires there to be restorative justice. "But I couldn't. Even when confronted with the reporter, the reporter didn't show up. So here, the one who is actually uncooperative is the reporter. If I am cooperative, that's why I requested a postponement. There's no way Isa Zega would run away," he said.

(kpl/dar/phi)