Paula Verhoeven Submits 42 Pieces of Evidence in Divorce Hearing with Baim Wong

"For today's hearing, the agenda is to present evidence from our side, the respondent. Today we are presenting about 42 pieces of evidence, both in the form of letters and electronic evidence," said Ainul after the session at the South Jakarta Religious Court (PA), Wednesday (12/2/2025).

Ainul also revealed that Baim Wong's side provided rebuttals to several pieces of evidence presented. According to him, such debates are common in the judicial process.

"Yes, it's normal as usual. And each party always presents rebuttals. Likewise, when they present evidence, we rebut and vice versa," he said.  

Meanwhile, Baim Wong's attorney, Fahmi Bachmid, highlighted that the evidence presented by Paula's side mostly consists of screenshots of WhatsApp conversations. He emphasized that in legal proceedings, each piece of evidence must have a comparative document to verify its authenticity.   "So, in law, every time evidence is presented, there must be comparative evidence. The comparative evidence is the original evidence," said Fahmi.

Fahmi explained that the panel of judges has given Paula's side the opportunity to present original evidence in the next hearing. He also hesitated to disclose the contents of the evidence submitted.

"Earlier, all the evidence could not show its authenticity or the original evidence was not available or the comparatives were not presented to the panel of judges. Yes, they were given the opportunity to show what the original evidence looks like," he said.

So far, Baim Wong has presented 82 pieces of evidence, 11 factual witnesses, and 3 expert witnesses in the trial. This divorce lawsuit was filed by Baim on October 7, 2024, with case number 3477/Pdt.G/2024/PA.JS.

One of the reasons Baim filed for divorce from Paula is the alleged affair with someone close to Baim. Mediation between the two had previously taken place, but it did not reach an agreement. Baim Wong still wants to separate from Paula Verhoeven.