Portrait of the Continued Hearing of Isa Zega in the Defamation Case, Exception Rejected by the Prosecutor

“This shows that the locus delicti in cybercrime is not always physical and limited to a specific area, considering that the digital space has no geographical boundaries,” said David.

Moreover, referring to Article 84 of the Criminal Code, which stipulates that the locus delicti in cybercrime does not only refer to the location of the perpetrator at the time of the crime, but can also include the location of the server used to disseminate information as well as the location of the affected victim.

The exception by Adreena Isa Zega was presented through her legal counsel, Pitra Romadoni Nasution, at the hearing last week, Tuesday (3/4/2025). Pitra stated that the rejection of the exception by the public prosecutor is something common in trials.

"The formal requirements must indeed be rejected by the Prosecutor. How can a Prosecutor accept our exception? This is the Prosecutor proving the allegations directed at Adreena Isa Zega. We will see in the evidence whether these allegations are true or not," he stated.

Pitra highlighted when the Public Prosecutor charged Adreena Isa Zega at the location of the alleged criminal incident in Kepanjen, while according to the report from the complainant, the incident actually took place in South Jakarta, on Jalan Kemang.

This means, Pitra emphasized, that the locus delicti is also not in accordance, thus the Public Prosecutor's indictment should be null and void by law. Because the authority to adjudicate the case is in South Jakarta.

"He (the Complainant) should have reported, if there is a suspicion of a criminal offense, to the Metro Jaya Police or to the South Jakarta Police. The issue now is, when the Prosecutor forces this case which has a very premature indictment, and the administrative process is so quick. The police report until the SPDP was sent to the Prosecutor's Office in three days," he said with a questioning tone.

Pitra admitted to discovering the fact that there was no investigation warrant issued by the investigator.

"How could an investigation be conducted in just 3 days when it has already been handed over to the Prosecutor's Office? It seems very strange," he expressed.

Isa Zega was reported by the owner of the beauty company MS Glow, Shandy Purnamasari, for alleged defamation. Isa is accused of uploading a video on social media containing statements that tarnish the name of the wife of Gilang Widya Permana Juragan99.

This case is handled by the East Java Regional Police, then transferred to the East Java High Prosecutor's Office and tried at the Malang District Court in Kepanjen.