Lodewyk Pusung Claims "Criminalization" in First Praperadilan Hearing at South Jakarta Court

The first pre-trial (Praperadin) hearing for Lodewyk Pusung has commenced at the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel). Pusung has expressed his belief that he is being unjustly prosecuted and intends to prove his innocence through this legal process. Praperadin is a procedure stipulated in Indonesia's Criminal Procedure Code, where a judge pre-emptively reviews the legality of coercive measures taken by law enforcement agencies, such as arrest, detention, search, and seizure. This can be filed by a defendant or their legal counsel if they believe the law enforcement's actions were illegal or unjust. Pusung's current motion is understood to be based on the assertion that the initiation of criminal proceedings against him, or the actions of law enforcement during the process, are problematic. (Note: The original article's available information is limited to the headline and publication date (September 4, 2026). Further details regarding the specific legal case and the grounds for Pusung's claim of unjust prosecution require additional reporting.)