Insults Are Included In Juliari's Verdict Mitigation Point, The Court: It Keeps The Basis Of Presumption Of Innocence

JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court made public insults and insults to Juliari Peter Batubara as a mitigating consideration in the decision on the bribery case for the provision of social assistance.

The points of consideration for mitigating even then raise questions from various parties.

Responding to this matter, Central Jakarta District Court Public Relations Bambang Nurcahyo said that one of the reasons for using the consideration points was to put forward the principle of presumption of innocence.

"That is to maintain the principle of the presumption of innocence. So, it must be read that point 2 is a unit before it has a permanent law, so to maintain the principle of the presumption of innocence before the law has permanent legal force", said Bambang to reporters, Tuesday, August 24.

Then, Bambang also said that in making decisions, the panel of judges must be objective. Including thinking about the rights of the accused, namely the principle of presumption of innocence.

"The assembly wants to apply that before a person has legal force, we must protect the principle of presumption, even though in quotes, he knows he is wrong, but the court is the gateway to prove him guilty or not", he said.

The panel of judges at the Corruption Court previously sentenced Juliari Peter Batubara to 12 years in prison for the bribery case for the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) in the Greater Jakarta area.

The decision was based on aggravating and mitigating considerations. One of the mitigating considerations is that Juliari has suffered because of being humiliated by the community.

"The defendant has suffered enough of being reviled, cursed, humiliated by the community. The defendant has been sentenced by the community to be guilty even though legally the defendant is not necessarily guilty before a court decision has permanent legal force", the judge said in a trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Monday, August 23.