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to report on its links to the military; and suggested that
Pasaribu published articles reporting on it after the ring declined to extend the payments to include a local youth centre. Sondang Pane stated that many Indonesian journalists were forced into accepting bribes due to low salaries. In response, the Journalist Safety Committee reiterated that Pasaribu's alleged breaches of journalistic ethics did not justify violence being committed against him; it sent its own investigative team to Medan on 28 June, which identified "possible foul play".
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was operated by a corporal within the
Indonesian Army. Following the article's publication, the Journalist Safety Committee reported that the soldier in question had threatened Pasaribu and requested Tribrata TV's chief editor, Edrin Adriansyah, to remove the article. Pasaribu and Adriansyah declined
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completed its own investigation into the fire, citing concerns that the police investigation would cover up potential evidence linking it to the military. Its chairperson, Cristison
Sondang Pane, stated that Pasaribu had initially accepted weekly stipends from the gambling ring with an agreement not
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called on the police to complete a thorough and independent investigation, and highlighted a likely link between
Pasaribu's reporting on gambling in the military and his subsequent death. An editorial also raised concerns that local police appeared to be covering up the fire by suggesting it was an
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On 26 June, religious protests occurred outside of the 125th
Battalion barracks following the report of gambling, prostitution and drug running by soldiers. Pasaribu came out of hiding to report on the protests, and subsequently returned with his family to his home in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra.
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In the early hours of 27 June 2024, a fire started at
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Indonesian police to complete a "credible and timebound" investigation to identify anyone involved in the attack. It identified similarities between Pasaribu and the deaths of other journalists in Indonesia, including
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