Jakarta – Nikita Mirzani hasโข dismissed concerns raised by Doctorโฃ Richard Lee regarding โขallegations sheโฃ was using aโ cell phone while incarcerated, stating, “I don’t care about himโฃ either. I don’t wont to take care of him,” during a court appearance โat the South Jakarta District Courtโ yesterday.
The controversy โbegan when Doctor Richard Lee posted a video onโ Instagram questioning how nikitaโ Mirzani allegedly โคhad access to a cell phone in prison. This prompted โLee to โdirectly address Minister Yusrilihza Mahendra,asking,”How come โขthere are prisoners who can use cellphones?” The post quickly gained traction,sparking debate amongโ social โฃmedia users,including comments from Angel โLelga and other accountsโข questioning theโฃ validity of the claim.
Theโ allegations surfaced during the โongoing trial of Nikita Mirzani against Reza Gladys. Mirzani was in court respondingโ to theโฃ prosecutor’s claims in the case,specificallyโข denying accusations that she instructed her assistant,Ismail Marzuki alias โฃMail Syahputra,to request โIDR 5โฃ billion from Reza Gladys.
“The prosecutor’s conclusion that I ordered Ismail Marzuki to communicate and ask Reza for IDR 5 billion โฃis a false conclusion,” Mirzani stated in โa document read aloud inโข the south Jakarta District Court on Thursday, October 23rd. The trial continues as questions regardingโข prison phone โaccess remain under scrutiny.