BacakanBagikanRumah jurnalis TribrataTV yang terbakar di Kabanjahe Jakarta- Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Medan menyebut ada orang yang diduga anggota TNI menelepon pimpinan redaksi (pimred) Tribrata TV dan meminta berita terkait judi diturunkan praktik judi itu diduga melibatkan dan dimiliki anggota TNI Tribrata TV tercatat memberitakan judi yang diduga melibatkan anggota TNI di sana selama beberapa hari "Indikasinya terkait laporan yang di Puspom TNI AD adalah adanya percakapan dari pimred dengan yang diduga anggota TNI yang terlibat tersebut di tanggal 22 dan 23 terus diberitakan berkaitan dengan kepemilikan dan praktik judi yang melibatkan diduga anggota TNI," katanya kepada KBR pimred Tribrata TV tempat almarhum bekerja ditelepon hingga tiga kali dan sempat tidak diterima atau diangkat dua kali ada pula yang permintaan melalui aplikasi percakapan WhatsApp "Ternyata enggak lama kemudian jam 19.20 malam itu juga telepon lagi dan terakhir meminta dengan bahasa pembahasan 'hapuslah bang'," kata Irvan mempraktikkan ada juga percakapan antara Rico Sempurna Pasaribu (korban) dan rekannya melalui telepon pintar "Korban sendiri menyampaikan itu melalui HP rekannya untuk meminta pertolongan dan menyampaikan sinyal Jika dia merasa tidak nyaman dengan berbahasa 'Izin komandan tolong ditindak-lanjutin biar nyaman adik kita ini beraktivitas,' 'udah macam betul aja anggota TNI tersebut macam jenderal' kita lampirkan pemberitaan," imbuhnya banyak kejanggalan dalam proses pengungkapan kasus dugaan pembunuhan jurnalis Tribrata TV dan keluarganya kasusnya sudah berjalan lebih dari 18 hari "Pertama yaitu ketika Polres Tanah Karo menangani ini Awalnya itu dibilang korban-korban kebakaran atau kebakaran murni dari pihak polres faktanya kita di tanggal 8 (Juni) kemarin itu telah ada tersangka dua yaitu eksekutornya pengungkapan kasus tidak berhenti hanya pada penetapan tiga tersangka mereka bukan aktor intelektual dari kasus dugaan pembunuhan Rico "Ketika kita melaporkan adanya kedudukan keterlibatan anggota TNI di puspom itu kita menduga ada keterlibatan itu Maka bukan hanya tiga orang ini saja dan tidak berhenti di tiga orang saja Harapan korban dalam kasus ini yaitu mengungkap kasus ini secara terang benderang tidak ada yang ditutupi memberikan informasi yang menjadi hak korban Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Medan bersama Komite Keselamatan Jurnalis (KKJ) mendampingi Eva Meliani boru Pasaribu membuat laporan ke Sentral Pelayanan Publik dan Media Pusat Polisi Militer Angkatan Darat (Puspomad) karena pembakaran rumah jurnalis Tribrata TV Rico mengunggah sejumlah berita tentang judi yang diduga dibekingi anggota TNI dan pihak keluarga melaporkan seorang anggota TNI AD berinisial HB berpangkat koptu dari Batalion Infantri Simbisa 125 Kabanjahe yakni bukti pemberitaan yang ditulis almarhum Sempurna Pasaribu kemudian bukti percakapan bahwa almarhum sempat meminta perlindungan kepada polisi Rico Sempurna tewas terbakar bersama keluarga di dalam rumah yang ada di Jalan Nabung Surbakti Anggota Komisi Pertahanan DPR RI dari Fraksi PDIP TB laporan yang diajukan putri sulung dari wartawan Tribrata TV Rico Sempurna Pasaribu merupakan langkah tepat Pusat Polisi Militer Angkatan Darat (Puspomad) yang menerima laporan tersebut mesti memprosesnya sesuai hukum berlaku biarkan si PM (Polisi Militer) itu kan independen untuk melakukan nanti penyidik dari POM TNI independen untuk melakukan penyelidikan kalau terbukti dan ada alat buktinya yang bersangkutan terlibat ya pasti diproses hukum dan nanti akan dilaporkan,” ucapnya kepada KBR Puspomad tentu akan terlebih dahulu mengecek laporan tersebut serta menginvestigasi hingga memeriksa saksi-saksi terkait kasus kematian Rico dan keluarga TNI AD akan menindaklanjuti laporan terkait dugaan keterlibatan personelnya dalam kasus dugaan pembunuhan jurnalis Tribrata TV Rico Sempurna Pasaribu dalam hal ini Puspomad akan menindaklanjuti laporan tersebut karena locus delictie kejadian ada di wilayah Kodam I/BB," kata Kepala Dinas Penerangan TNI AD Kristomei Sianturi Jumat Polda Sumut telah menetapkan tiga tersangka Penetapan tersangka dilakukan setelah serangkaian penyidikan dan pemeriksaan 28 saksi penyidik telah terlebih dahulu menetapkan RAS dan YT sebagai tersangka "Di mana satu orang tersangka ini berdasarkan pemeriksaan awal bahwa yang bersangkutan diketahui dari analisa komunikasi yang didapatkan oleh penyidik bahwa yang bersangkutan ini orang yang menyuruh melakukan pembakaran di rumah korban," kata Hadi kepada wartawan KBR percaya pembaca situs ini adalah orang-orang yang cerdas dan terpelajar Karena itu mari kita gunakan kata-kata yang santun di dalam kolom komentar ini Solusi Disiapkan Usai TPPAS Sarimukti 'Divonis' Hampir Penuh Police in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province confirmed Monday that arson was behind a fire that killed a journalist and three family members at his home and said two men suspected of setting the blaze were in custody The June 27 attack has raised concerns about press freedom in Indonesia amid speculation that the death of Tribrata TV journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, 48, was linked to his reporting on a gambling operation allegedly involving military personnel identified the suspects only by their initials He said RAS was arrested Saturday and had admitted to setting the fire They sprayed and poured fuel on the front and side walls of the victim’s house,” Agung said during a news conference where he was joined by Maj Whether they were paid and so forth is still under investigation,” Agung said when asked about a potential motive “Today we arrested the executors and we are working on identifying individuals connected to them We have identified those who have interacted with these perpetrators,” he said said 28 witnesses had been questioned and surveillance footage from around the scene had been analyzed We will expand our investigation,” Hadi said in a written statement to BenarNews on Monday The investigation revealed that the two suspects were seen riding a motorcycle toward the victim’s residence and leaving shortly after the fire started “The suspects’ motorcycle matches the characteristics analyzed from the CCTV footage,” Hadi said Agung said the suspects were to be charged with “intentionally causing a fire causing general danger to the property or lives of others,” and could face life in prison if convicted He did not say when the charges would be filed The pair can be detained by investigators for 40 days before being turned over to the prosecutor who has 30 days before taking the case before the court Suspicions of alleged army involvement were revealed by a fact-finding team from the North Sumatra Journalists’ Safety Committee (KKJ) in Medan KKJ revealed that Rico had reported on gambling activities in Padang Mas and had named a TNI member allegedly involved Rico also posted the report on his Facebook page The group said Rico had confided in colleagues that he felt uneasy after the report was published Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher Andreas Harsono said the suspected killing of Rico was unprecedented in Indonesia This is the first suspected murder in Indonesian history where a journalist was killed along with his family,” Andreas told BenarNews told reporters that troops would back the police investigation has been frequently mentioned in the news,” Hasan said using an acronym for the Indonesian Armed Forces The arson attack on the journalist’s residence is the second such incident in North Sumatra in 2024 a journalist for the online media outlet Utama News who is also a member of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) in Rantau Prapat was reporting on drug trafficking in his area and had received several threats via social media Junaidi and his family were able to escape the fire the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) recorded 89 cases of attacks on journalists and media outlets across Indonesia The highest instances of violence occurred against journalists and media covering three key issues: accountability and corruption (33 cases) and environmental and agrarian conflicts (14 cases) It also indicated that the majority of perpetrators were state actors followed by non-state actors with 29 cases HRW’s Andreas noted that violence against journalists tends to occur outside major cities where oversight from press organizations or civil society groups is less prevalent “Journalists in rural areas are more vulnerable He urged journalists outside big cities to regularly build networks to become more cohesive and protective of one another the lower the potential for violence and attacks,” he said Add your comment by filling out the form below in plain text Comments are approved by a moderator and can be edited in accordance with RFAs Terms of Use RFA is not responsible for the content of the postings be respectful of others' point of view and stick to the facts Initially Called Pure FireThe persistence of the Journalist Safety Committee uncovered the facts of premeditated murder behind the fire Three perpetrators were brought to court and found guilty Audio NewsThis article has been translated using AI. See original The Journey of the Murder Case of Journalists in Karo 28 Mar 2025 18:20 WIB · English The murder of journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu (47) The police initially concluded that the four victims had died due to a fire the persistence of the Journalist Safety Committee succeeded in uncovering the facts behind the murder case Three perpetrators were eventually brought to court and found guilty The panel of judges at the Kabanjahe District Court chaired by Adil Martogu Franky Simarmata with members M Arif Kurniawan and Ahmad Hidayat declared three defendants guilty of premeditated murder as well as Rudi Apri Sembiring (37) and Yunus Syahputra Tanjung (37) Karo Police initially suspected the case was a pure fire It was stated that the fire originated from inside the house as stated by witnesses The suspicion is supported by the fact that Sempurna sells gasoline in retail and liquefied petroleum gas the Committee for Journalist Safety (KKJ) had suspected something suspicious from the beginning the victim should have had time to escape as their room was directly connected to the exit the bodies of the four victims were found lined up in the room They didn't even have time to leave the room KKJ Sumut immediately went to the location to conduct an investigation," said Christison Sondang Pane Chair of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Medan 2021-2024 After meeting with several journalists in Karo Sempurna had received threats for reporting on gambling activities He made news on the portal Tribratatv.com and his Facebook account on June 22 2024 with the title "Gambling Location on Jalan Kapten Bom Ginting Turns Out to Belong to a TNI Personnel with the Rank of Corporal a Member of the 125 Simbisa Infantry Battalion" supported by the Press Council and the National Commission on Human Rights then urged the police to conduct an independent investigation into the case The North Sumatra Regional Police eventually stepped in to investigate the case the North Sumatra Regional Police announced the shocking results of their investigation The North Sumatra Police Chief at the time Commissioner General Agung Setya Imam Effendi personally went to Karo to announce the designation of two suspects we conclude that this fire case is a crime," Agung said Investigators got a bright spot after finding two used plastic bottles of mineral water containing fuel oil residue about 30 meters from Sempurna's house Forensic laboratory examination showed that the fuel was a mixture of Biosolar and Pertalite The fuel mixture could not possibly be used for vehicles Investigators also found the same mixture of fuel residues in samples of the remaining parts of the burned house The suspicion of arson was also strengthened by the results of technical analysis which concluded that the first fire originated from two different places namely on the floor surface around the front door of the house and on the floor surface around the middle wall of the house The police then checked a number of surveillance cameras (CCTV) A series of pieces of evidence pointed to two field perpetrators Investigators also found the shop where they bought fuel the three perpetrators were finally brought to court the Panel of Judges stated that the premeditated murder case began with Sempurna's actions in uploading news about gambling activities asked Bulang to meet Sempurna to delete it Bulang then met Sempurna three days later at Sapo Rumah in a building where Bulang carries out his daily activities in Kabanjahe District You also got it from Herman Bukit," Bulang said to Sempurna Bulang then planned a murder by burning down Sempurna's house The three defendants then made a plan to murder by burning the house Bulang gave Rp 130,000 to Rudi and Yunus to buy oil and for their operational costs Yunus and Rudi bought 1.5 liters of Pertalite and 1.5 liters of Biosolar at a retail shop Bulang asked his two members to burn down Sempurna's house in the early hours of June 27 Rudi rode a motorbike wearing a black hoodie and a pink floral blanket so as not to be recognized Yunus was tasked with holding two bottles of oil that had been mixed they monitored the location to make sure no one else was around they stopped 50 meters after passing Sempurna's house Yunus poured oil all over the walls of Sempurna's house then set fire to the walls of the victim Sempurna's house They then reported to Bulang because their work was finished Bulang met with the two field perpetrators in Sapo and gave each of them Rp “This is a bonus for you,” Bulang said to the two of them After the three perpetrators were sentenced KKJ pushed for the legal process to also go to the mastermind of the perpetrators the three defendants were only field perpetrators and had no motive in the premeditated murder "We and the victim's family have also made a report to the Military Police of the Bukit Barisan I Military Command regarding the alleged involvement of Corporal Herman His name was also 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Two landslides struck in areas of Kabanjahe District in Karo Regency late on 26 August 2021 Heavy rain also caused mudflows in Tiganderket District According to disaster authorities in Indonesia the landslides in Kabanjahe damaged or destroyed 7 houses Five people died in the incident while 4 people were injured Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Tribata TV Reporter Alleged Military Corruption (Jakarta) – The Indonesian police and military should investigate the deadly arson attack against a journalist and three members of his family in Kabanjahe the authorities should also question other possible conspirators “Indonesian police should conduct a credible and timebound inquiry to identify everyone involved in the attack, including any military personnel,” said Meenakshi Ganguly deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch “The military should cooperate with the police to ensure that any army officer involved in gambling and arson is properly prosecuted.”  On June 22, Tribata TV published on its website Pasaribu’s story, “Gambling Location on Captain Bom Ginting Street Turns Out to Belong to an Army Officer with the Rank of Corporal, Member of the 125th Battalion.” The report included a picture of a house allegedly the office of the illegal online gambling business citing its proximity to the barracks of the Army 125th battalion in Kabanjahe.  While the story did not have a byline, Pasaribu posted a link on his Facebook page stating that the gambling was controlled by an army officer he named.  After the report was published, the soldier allegedly threatened Pasaribu, according to the Medan-based Journalist Safety Committee, which published the first report on the arson attack. The soldier also asked Tribata TV’s chief editor Edrin Adriansyah to take down the report Both declined to take down the report.  The Journalist Safety Committee is a coalition of organizations including the Alliance of Independent Journalists and the Medan Legal Aid Institute Medan is the capital of North Sumatra province Pasaribu had reported that the soldier had threatened him according to some of his journalist colleagues had decided to stay away from his house for a few days fearing an attack.  Bayu Wardhana, secretary-general of the Alliance of Independent Journalists, said they feared a cover-up “The case requires special attention due to suspicions of military involvement,” he said “Rico had reported on online gambling activities allegedly backed by military members shortly before his death.” An army spokesperson said that the authorities had questioned the soldier named in the report but found that he was not involved in gambling The Indonesian military has a long history of protecting its soldiers from prosecution for human rights violations Gambling is a rampant social problem in Kabanjahe several religious organizations staged a protest outside the 125th battalion headquarters demanding that they stop the gambling business.  Pasaribu came out of hiding to cover the protest, publishing the story on Tribata TV’s website. He also posted some photos on his Facebook page The wooden house was part of a shop where Pasaribu’s wife sold snacks The police said that they had questioned 28 witnesses. Ginting, 62, one of those arrested, is the former head of the Angkatan Muda Pembaharuan Indonesia (AMPI) a youth organization linked to the Golkar Party one of the largest political parties in Indonesia which had official ties to the Indonesian military during President Soeharto’s three decades in power.  Indonesian authorities have failed to arrest suspects in killings of journalists over the last three decades, including the 1996 murder of Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin who had published several news reports on corruption in the Bantul regency in the months before his death In 1999, Sander Thoenes, a Dutch journalist who worked for the Financial Times, was killed in Becora, outside Dili, East Timor, by Indonesian soldiers of the Army’s Battalion 745. The case was eventually dropped after Major Jacob Djoko Sarosa who was indicted by an Indonesian human rights committee over the killing “The grotesque killing of Sempurna Pasaribu and his family should serve as warning to Indonesian authorities that political protection emboldens criminals including to punish journalists and whistleblowers,” Ganguly said or killings should know that they have no place in the army Abusive Prosecutions under Vietnam’s “Infringing on State Interests” Law Academic Freedom in Hong Kong Under the National Security Law Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe Human Rights Watch is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-2875808 January 29, 2014JPEG January 29, 2014TIFF The video above shows a dome collapse and pyroclastic flow that occurred on Sinabung during January 2014 NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data from the NASA EO-1 team. 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