Legal Literacy - The East Java Regional Police have again arrested one person suspected of being involved in the abuse case against Elina Widjajanti (80), a resident of Surabaya. The arrest brings the number of suspects in this case to three. Meanwhile, the East Java High Prosecutor's Office has appointed three public prosecutors to handle the case after receiving a notification letter of the commencement of the investigation from the police on December 24, 2025.
The latest suspect with the initials SY (59) alias Klowor was arrested at a coffee shop on Jalan Diponegoro, Surabaya City, on Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025. Previously, the police had first arrested Samuel (44) and M Yasin on Monday, December 29, 2025. Head of Public Relations of the East Java Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Jules Abraham Abast, said that the arrest of the third suspect was carried out after investigators examined a number of witnesses and obtained evidence, including video recordings that recorded the incident of Elina's forced eviction from her house.
Based on the results of the investigation, Samuel was said to have played a role in bringing a group of people to visit Elina and commit violence. Meanwhile, MY and SY are suspected of committing violence by pulling Elina's body and forcing her out of the house. Jules emphasized that the role of the last suspect is in line with the role of the other suspects, namely helping to get the victim out of her house.
In this case, the three suspects are charged with alleged violations of Article 170 of the Criminal Code. Criminal LawThey face a maximum prison sentence of five years and six months. The three are now being detained in detention centers to facilitate the handling of the case. Jules also stated that investigators from the East Java Regional Police's Criminal Investigation Directorate are still investigating the case and do not rule out the possibility that the number of perpetrators or suspects will increase.
From the prosecutor's side, Deputy Head of the East Java Prosecutor's Office, Saiful Bahri Siregar, said that the three public prosecutors who have been appointed will actively coordinate with investigators. This coordination includes discussions on the case, including the articles charged, as well as the preparation of witnesses and evidence to be presented at trial.
This case originated from Elina's report to the East Java Regional Police on August 29, 2025. Elina stated that on August 5, 2025, a number of people came to her house on Jalan Dukuh Kuwukan, Sambikerep District, Surabaya City. One of the people who came claimed to have the right to the house occupied by Elina. The next day, August 6, 2025, Elina and her family were allegedly forcibly evicted, causing the victim to suffer physical injuries and psychological trauma.
Several days after the eviction, Elina's house was reportedly destroyed until the building was leveled to the ground, even though she and her family had lived in the house since 2011. Elina had a younger sister named Elisa who died in 2017. In August 2025, Elina was visited by Samuel who claimed to have bought the house from Elisa in 2014. Elina stated that she had never sold the house to any other party and claimed to have proof of asset ownership in the form of a letter C in Elisa's name.
This case became public attention after a video of Elina's eviction from her house was uploaded to social media and went viral. Various parties condemned the acts of violence committed by the perpetrators.
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