{
  "id": 4057874,
  "title": "Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bank-account-freezes-can-help-fight-crime-not-silence-critics-4057874",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:07:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post Academia",
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    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/28/bank-account-freezes-can-help-fight-crime-not-silence-critics.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When the state freezes an activist’s bank accounts mid-protest, it isn't routine law enforcement. It is an urgent test of whether the rule of law controls the police or punishes dissent.",
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        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bank-account-freezes-can-help-fight-crime-not-silence-critics",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:07:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}