National Army Officers Intimidate Journalist After Illegal Fuel Report in Palu City

Description

A journalist from Metroluwuk.net experienced intimidation and threats while reporting on allegations of extortion related to the distribution of illegal fuel at the Kilo 5 gas station in Palu City on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

That day, the journalist, assigned to Banggai Regency, Luwuk, conducted interviews and gathered information about illegal levies. The report was published in the afternoon at 4:30 PM WITA.

Following the publication, the journalist was followed by two National Army officers to Luwuk Shopping Mall. At the mall, the officers confronted the journalist loudly, demanding that the news be deleted.

Later, at around 5:00 PM WITA, one of the officers called the journalist, accusing them of blackmail and threatening them. The journalist responded, asking not to be threatened, after which the call was abruptly ended by the officer.

Information
Is the case related to their journalistic work?
Yes
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Reporter
Status of journalists
Unknown
Gender
Female
Age
Unknown
Country
Central Sulawesi
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Background (state actor or non state actor)
State actor (Police officer, Military officer, Government, public institution, etc)
Gender
Male
Is it related to gender and identity based violence?
No
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Verbal Intimidation
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https://advokasi.aji.or.id/read/data-kekerasan/18883.html?y=2023&m=1&ye=2024&me=8