Anton Jaksa Criticizes Heni Sagara's Testimony, Claiming Rp500 Billion in Losses is Unproven

BANDUNG - The lawyer for the defendant in the alleged defamation or black campaign case, Anton Jaksa Trisaksi, provided a number of critical notes on the testimony of the reporter Heni Sagara in the trial which took place at the Bandung District Court (PN), Thursday, June 18.

Anton, who represented the defendants Ferry and Restu, began his response by appreciating the presence of Heni Sagara as a reporting witness. According to him, the presence is important because Heni has previously missed several court hearings.

"We appreciate the witness, reporter Heni Purnamasari, who finally attended the trial today to be questioned after being absent for almost a month," Anton said in his statement, Sunday, June 21.

However, Anton assessed that there were a number of things that needed the attention of the panel of judges, especially regarding the claim for material losses of IDR 500 billion that the reporter allegedly suffered due to the alleged black campaign.

According to Anton, the value of the losses presented in the trial should be supported by objectively verifiable evidence, such as the results of an independent audit or financial documents that show a direct impact on the company's sales.

"That HS conveyed the impact of a loss of IDR 500 billion which caused sales to decline. But until now there has been no official audit that proves that there is a loss," said Anton.

In addition to highlighting the substance of the case, the legal advisory team also revealed actions that were considered to interfere with the comfort of the defendant's family. During the trial, it was stated that the reporter and the party who represented himself several times visited Ferry's family.

Anton stated that the action was considered excessive because it caused inconvenience to the defendant's family. He also mentioned an attempt to visit Ferry while he was at Kebon Waru Detention House.

"This action is excessive because it disturbs and makes the family uncomfortable. In fact, it even came to Ferry at Kebon Waru Detention Center at an unreasonable time," he said.

The trial also touched on the issue of the legality of beauty products, which is one of the main topics in the case. The legal advisory team questioned the status of one of the Anzora-branded skincare products, which is said to not have a distribution permit from the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM).

According to Anton, when the evidence in the form of Anzora products was shown before the panel of judges, Heni Sagara did not recognize the product as his product. The reporter is said to have reasoned that the label, barcode, and hologram on the packaging can be forged.

In response to this, Anton asked the authorities to conduct further examinations of products in circulation using the brands and production identities mentioned in the trial.

"On this basis, the legal advisory team stated that a thorough raid should be carried out on beauty products with the Anzora brand, label, and packaging produced by Penta Core or Heksa Core owned by witness HS," said Anton.

The case of alleged defamation or black campaign that ensnared Ferry and Restu is still rolling at the Bandung PN. The panel of judges will continue to examine the witnesses and evidence to test all the arguments presented by both the public prosecutor and the defendant before reaching a conclusion in the case.