SURABAYA, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — The Surabaya District Court (PN) held the first hearing of the alleged destruction and forced eviction case that befell an elderly woman named Elina Widjajanti (80). In the trial, which took place in the Kartika Room on Wednesday (15/4/2026), the main defendant, Samuel Ardi Kristanto, was presented directly before the panel of judges to hear the indictment read by the Public Prosecutor (JPU).

This trial has attracted juridical attention because the public prosecutor has applied the construction of the new National Criminal Code (KUHP) instrument. JPU Ida Bagus Putu Widnyana charged Samuel with multiple articles. The defendant was charged using Article 525 juncto Article 20 letter d of Law Number 1 of 2023 for allegedly inciting other people to commit criminal acts through promises or rewards. In addition, Samuel was also charged with violating Article 262 paragraph (1) in the same regulation regarding acts of violence against people or goods carried out openly and energetically together.

Based on the chronological order in the indictment, this case began on July 31, 2025. Samuel allegedly asked for help from a person named Yasin to carry out a forced eviction of a house in the Lontar area, Sambikerep District, Surabaya, which he claimed as his own. Armed with a sum of operational money from the defendant, Yasin and his group came to Elina's…