Woman Denies Involvement in Viral Alcohol Challenge Video
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- A woman named Nadhea clarified that she is not the individual seen in a viral video allegedly participating in an alcoholic beverage challenge at a music festival.
- She stated that she has no connection to the incident, which has led to a legal case, and that police have arrested suspects.
- Nadhea requested that her personal information, shared online, be removed and urged the public not to make baseless accusations.
A woman identified as Nadhea has issued a clarification after being wrongly accused of participating in an alcoholic beverage challenge at a music festival. The incident, which occurred at The Sound Project in Ancol, Jakarta, has become a legal matter.
The perpetrator in this photo is clearly not me. And I have absolutely no connection to this problem.
Nadhea vehemently denied being the woman in the viral video, stating, "The perpetrator in this photo is clearly not me. And I have absolutely no connection to this problem." She emphasized that police have already apprehended suspects in the case.
She explained that her temporary panic led her to deactivate her social media accounts after her name and profiles were circulated with false claims. "Regarding my social media accounts that I changed and so on, it happened because I was truly panicked and didn't know what else to do. Because honestly, I didn't do anything, but why am I being attacked by netizens?" she said.
Regarding my social media accounts that I changed and so on, it happened because I was truly panicked and didn't know what else to do. Because honestly, I didn't do anything, but why am I being attacked by netizens?
Nadhea urged everyone to refrain from hasty accusations and to let the police handle the legal proceedings. She also pleaded for those who shared her personal data online to cease further distribution and remove it. "I hope this problem can be resolved quickly and find its clarity," she added.
I hope this problem can be resolved quickly and find its clarity.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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