Trial of Ria Ricis's Extortion Case, Former Staff Demands Rp300 Million - Threatens to Spread Personal Photos

Kapanlagi.com - The trial for the extortion and threats case involving YouTuber Ria Ricis is being held again at the South Jakarta District Court. The defendant in this case is Angga Pratama, a former employee of Ria, who is facing trial with the agenda of hearing witness testimonies presented by the Public Prosecutor (JPU).

In this session, the JPU presented four witnesses who will provide testimonies, one of whom is Yeni Nuryati, an employee of Ria Ricis. Yeni is said to have acted as an intermediary in the extortion attempt carried out by Angga, who contacted her under the pretext of requesting Ria Ricis's personal contact.

Angga, who previously worked as a security officer for Ria, began to orchestrate his extortion scheme by pretending to be someone else when contacting Yeni. He asked Yeni to provide Ria's personal contact while showing a rather sensitive photo.

1. Ria's Photo Without a Hijab

Ria Ricis © instagram/riaricis

When the judge asked about the photo, Yeni described that the photo was a personal photo of Ria. "Requesting a personal photo of Mrs. Ria, a photo without a hijab. While exercising," Yeni explained in front of the judge on Thursday (31/10/2024).

If the request for contact is not fulfilled, Angga threatened to spread the photo to the public. "If you don't give Mrs. Ria's phone number, I will viral the photo," Yeni revealed, repeating the threat made by Angga to her at that time.

In response to the threat, Yeni immediately informed Ria about the extortion attempt. Shortly after, Angga escalated his actions by demanding 300 million IDR from Ria Ricis. He threatened to spread Ria's personal photo to the public if his demands were not met.

"Yes, (I know) from Mrs. Ria. Ever since he asked for money, the amount is three hundred million," added Yeni.

2. Ricis Takes Legal Action

In response to the threat, Ria immediately took legal action and reported Angga's actions to the authorities. This case eventually continued to court, with Angga facing charges for the extortion he committed.

For his actions, Angga Pratama was charged with alternative charges, namely Article 32 paragraph (2) Jo Article 48 paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the second amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE).

In addition, Angga is also faced with a second charge, namely Article 27B paragraph (2) Jo Article 45 paragraph (10) letter a, as regulated in the ITE Law. This trial will continue to examine the evidence submitted by the Public Prosecutor regarding the extortion case involving the public figure.

(kpl/aal/phi)