Sad News, Member Of The Panel Of Judges Who Sentenced Rizieq Shihab, Dies

JAKARTA - The member of the panel of judges who gave the verdict to Rizieq Shihab at the East Jakarta District Court, Suryaman, died on Saturday, July 10. He was buried in Cirebon, West Java.

"He has passed away to Rahmatullah Judge of the East Jakarta District Court, Mr. Suryaman, SH (late) on Saturday, July 10, 2021. With prayers that the deceased will receive the grace and forgiveness of Allah SWT and the bereaved family will be given patience and sincerity," quoted from the Instagram account @ pn_jakartatimur

Suryaman became a member of the panel of judges who tried the swab test case at Ummi Hospital. The panel of judges was chaired by Khadwanto, while members of the panel of judges were Muarif, Suryaman, Hapsoro, Vicktor, and M Yusuf.

In this case, Rizieq Shihab was sentenced to four years in prison by the East Jakarta District Court.

The Public Prosecutor (JPU) and Rizieq Shihab agreed that they rejected the decision of the panel of judges that imposed this sanction.

Rizieq rejected the decision based on several reasons. One of them is the testimony of a forensic expert witness from the team of public prosecutors (JPU) who at the previous trial had denied his presence by Rizieq.