The Trial of Nikita Mirzani Becomes an Opportunity for 'Lecture' on Forensic Linguistics, Prosecutor Pressured by Judge

Kapanlagi.com - The atmosphere of the continuation of the case involving Nikita Mirzani at the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday (25/9/2025) turned into a brief 'lecture' on forensic linguistics. This moment occurred when the Public Prosecutor (JPU) grilled the linguistic expert witness presented by Nikita's side, Frans Asisi.

The intense debate between the JPU and the expert witness even caused the Chief Judge to intervene several times to mediate and clarify the prosecutor's questions, which were deemed too broad and conclusive.

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1. Prosecutor Tests Expert Witness Understanding

Initially, the Public Prosecutor tried to test the expert's understanding of the terms heterogloss and monogloss. However, the debate became intense when the Public Prosecutor began reading lengthy excerpts from chat evidence and asked the expert to interpret them.

2. Chief Judge Interrupts

Nikita Mirzani © KapanLagi.com/Budy Santoso

The Chief Judge immediately interrupted. He reminded the Public Prosecutor to focus on questions related to language and not to lead the expert into areas outside their competence.

3. Prosecutor Reprimanded by Judge

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"I remind you, yes. You are a language expert. Do not go into other matters, okay? Even if you know, please do not answer. Focus on the language only," said the Chief Judge in the courtroom at the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday (25/9/2025).

4. Judge Again Rebukes Prosecutor

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Not stopping there, the judge rebuked the prosecutor again when reading a narrative that was too long. "The question is too general, too broad, and is read at length," the judge admonished.

5. Becoming a Linguistics Major

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The peak of the debate occurred when discussing the meaning of the sentence "what do you want to close the mouth with? with money". The public prosecutor tried to conclude that the sentence was a threat, but the expert and the judge repeatedly reminded that it was a conclusion, not a language analysis.

6. Judge's Warning

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"Repeatedly unable to distinguish between conclusions and the words present," added Frans Asisi. "Try the public prosecutor, yes. Read continuously until finished. Do not, do not interrupt with your own words," the judge added.

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