Trial Of Replic Alleged False Pledge: Prosecutor Asks Judges To Reject All Pleidoi Defendants

JAKARTA The trial of the alleged false oath case with the defendant Ike Farida took place again at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) on Friday, November 22, 2024. The agenda for this trial is the submission of a replica by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) in response to the plea presented by the defendant previously.

In his replica, the Public Prosecutor highlighted the connection between the defendant Ike Farida and the novum oath carried out by Nurindah MM Simbolon at the South Jakarta District Court. According to the prosecutor, the defendant had given Nurindah a special power of attorney on February 22, 2020.

"According to Nurindah's testimony and the facts of the trial, Nurindah has notified the plan for the novum oath to the defendant," said the prosecutor. This statement is reinforced by evidence of a conversation at WhatsApp Group (WA) which has been verified by a digital forensic expert.

Furthermore, the Public Prosecutor emphasized that the defendant did not make efforts to prohibit or prevent Nurindah from taking the novum oath. "This shows that there is indirect agreement from the defendant," he added.

The prosecutor also criticized the chronology conveyed by the defendant's legal advisory team in their plea. The prosecutor said the chronology did not describe the entire facts, especially regarding the defendant's response to the Judicial Review (PK) decision that won him.

"In the facts of the trial, the defendant never expressed an objection to the PK decision that benefited him," explained the prosecutor.

Closing the replica, the Public Prosecutor stated that he would remain on the demands previously submitted at the trial on November 13, 2024. "We ask the Panel of Judges to reject all pleas of the defendant and impose a sentence as demanded, namely a prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months minus the detention period," said the Prosecutor.

In addition, the Public Prosecutor also requested that the ownership certificate (SHM) of one apartment unit and the apartment key that had been handed over to the defendant be returned to the developer, PT EPH.

The defendant Ike Farida admitted that she was disappointed with the maximum demands submitted by the Prosecutor. According to him, the 1.5-year criminal charges for cases like this are relatively severe.

"Usually Article 242 cases do not end up like this. I am very disappointed with the demands given," he said after the trial.

Ike hopes that the Panel of Judges will give fair consideration after listening to the memorandum of defense of his legal advisory team. "Hopefully there will be changes from the Prosecutor and I will be found not guilty," he added.

The trial will continue on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, with the agenda of reading the plea or defense by the defendant's legal advisory team.

This case attracted public attention because it involved a number of digital evidence and expert witnesses. The Panel of Judges is expected to be able to make fair decisions based on the facts revealed in the trial.