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Hanafi Wibowo
Universitas Islam As-Syafiiyah Jakarta
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A critical discourse analysis of Tom Lembong’s pleidoi in the context of his corruption case Sanit, Avvena; Wibowo, Hanafi; Fadhil, M. Rizky
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.61415

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This study investigates how ideological legitimacy and claims of innocence are discursively constructed in Tom Lembong’s handwritten pledoi as reported by Tirto.id within the context of his corruption case. While previous Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) research on corruption has primarily examined media framing and political elites, limited attention has been given to technocratic actors and to defense statements as autonomous sites of ideological production. Addressing this gap, the study employs a qualitative research design with a descriptive–interpretive orientation, utilizing Teun A. van Dijk’s CDA framework to analyze the discourse at macrostructural, superstructural, and microstructural levels. The data consists of a single online news article reproducing the pledoi during the pre-trial phase. The findings indicate that the global meaning of the text is structured around themes of gratitude, cooperation with legal authorities, institutional trust, nationalism, and religious devotion, which collectively construct an ideology of moral–patriotic integrity. At the superstructural level, the discourse follows a coherent narrative sequence that moves from respectful address and gratitude to moral self-positioning, institutional alignment, national commitment, and religious closure, guiding readers toward an interpretation centered on humility and ethical credibility. At the microstructural level, positive lexicalization, inclusive pronouns, high-commitment modality, presuppositions of innocence, repetition, politeness markers, and the absence of legal jargon contribute to a non-adversarial and morally persuasive discourse. Overall, the pledoi functions as an ideological substitute for legal defense, foregrounding moral, national, and religious values to negotiate legitimacy under conditions of legal and institutional asymmetry. This study contributes to CDA by foregrounding defense discourse as a site of ideological construction and by extending corruption discourse analysis to technocratic actors within Indonesian digital journalism.
Co-Authors Al-Hamzi, Ali Mohammed Saleh Albiansyah Albiansyah Alimatun Alimatun Arli Adinda Arli Adinda Rahmah Dewinur Oktavia Indah Dini Sukmalara Dwi Ayu, Ningrum Dyah Eka Putri Elda Anggraini, Cindi Enci Zarkasih Fadhil, M. Rizky Fauzi, Fadilah Nur Hamidah, Nurlaila Handayani, Vina Hasanah Fajaria, Nurul Laili, Elisa Nurul Martiyas Pertiwi Minkhatun Nakhriyah Minkhatunnakhriyah Minkhatunnakhriyah Nindya Revani Anggitaningrum Ningtyas, Melly Anggoro Nur Ali Putri Maulidina Rahmad Wijaya Ramadhan, Dhani Ringga Ramadhani, Nurul Luthfia Regita, Ardea Sakhi Herwiana Salwa Raihani Sanit, Avvena Sinta Julia Pratiwi Siti Aisyah Siti Anisah Siti Nurhaliza Siti Yuniarti Sudinpreeda, Hakim Sukmalara, Dini Umi Laila Syarifah Umi Sholihah Vina Handayani Zahira, Tibria Zahra, Intan Karima Zahria, Salma Talita Zharifah Nasroh Azizah