Intimidation was experienced by Tempo journalist Shinta Maharani regarding a news report on the closing of the statue of the Virgin Mary at the Sasana Adhi Rasa Saint James prayer house in Degolan, Bumirejo, Lendah, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.

Shinta came under pressure from the leaders of the Ka'bah Youth Movement (GPK) who objected and protested because they were accused of intimidating and intervening in the closure of the statue of the Virgin Mary at the Sasana Adhi Rasa Saint James prayer house.

GPK DIY is an organization under the Yogyakarta branch of the United Development Party (PPP).

The report was written by Shinta, after reporting in the Prayer House, one day after the statue was closed. Then Shinta conducted interviews with the guard of the Prayer House, the village head of Bumirejo, the field coordinator and the leaders of the community organization, as well as various parties including the Kulon Progo Police Chief and the DIY Regional Police Chief.

Shinta wrote the report based on data, reportage and interviews with a number of sources in the field. The report was later published in Tempo magazine entitled "Hail Mary, Full of Tarpaulin". Several other reports were published on Tempo.co, including the title "Protested by community organizations, statue of the Virgin Mary covered with tarpaulin during the month of Ramadan".

Shinta was pressured on Thursday 6 April 2023. The chairman of the DIY GPK called and sent a message to Shinta via WhatsApp. He objected because their organization was connected with the closing of the statue of the Virgin Mary.

He also objected to the Tempo graphic which shows data on a series of intolerant actions by members of their organization, even before the closing of the statue of the Virgin Mary.

Shinta answered the phone call from the chairman of GPK, and said that if you have any objections to Tempo's reporting, please apply for the right of reply by sending a letter to the editors of Tempo or taking the dispute route to the Press Council.

The next day, on Friday April 7 2023, Shinta received a message from an unknown WhatsApp number. The contents of the message conveyed a GPK press release entitled "GPK Ultimatum Tempo, Don't Pit Us Against Each Other".

A few hours later, the Yogyakarta GPK chairman called Shinta and asked for the address of the Tempo representative office in Yogyakarta.