Lidya Pratiwi's Confession After Being Released from Prison, Afraid to Meet People & Didn't Expect to Gain Freedom Again

Kapanlagi.com - Do you still remember Lidya Pratiwi? She spent 14 years behind bars for a murder case that implicated her.

At that time, her career in the entertainment industry was on the rise. She was charged with killing her lover, Naek Gonggom Hutagalung, in 2006. She was proven to be involved in a planned murder case that also implicated her mother and uncle.

1. Change of Name

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Lidya herself, who now goes by the name Maria Eleanor, did not expect to be free. She even admitted that her life had ended since her decision came out.

"I thought at that time, I couldn't possibly be sitting here now. I thought today wouldn't exist, everything would just end like that. I didn't know, I never thought there would be phases of 'oh yes, I want to count the days to go home', wanting to get freedom. No, I thought everything was over like this in my life, so I accepted it. I tried sincerely but in reality, the one above has power, God still provides another way," she said as quoted by Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) YouTube channel, Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

2. Free Since 2013

It is said that Lidya has been free since 2013. However, due to trauma and guilt, she became afraid to meet many people.

"When I'm outside, I'm afraid to meet people. Because everyone knows, it's no longer a secret what happened to me and who caused it. Because family is the first environment, my front line. But, I fell because of them," she concluded.

(kpl/frs)