Balangan Prosecutor's Office Reported To The Prosecutor's Commission After Determination Of Suspect Status Of Former Balangan Regional Secretary

Reporting/Photo proof: It

JAKARTA - The Balangan District Attorney (Kejari) was reported by the attorney for the former Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Balangan, Sutikno, to a number of legal supervisory agencies. This report is the aftermath of the determination of Sutikno as a suspect, in the alleged corruption case of the Al-Hamid Taklim Council grant.

The report is addressed to the Indonesian Prosecutor's Commission, the Deputy Attorney General for Supervision at the Indonesian Attorney General's Office, as well as other institutions such as the Judicial Commission, Komnas HAM, the Supreme Court, and Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives.

"We have submitted a copy of this report to the respondent and the panel of judges as an official notification. The substance is that we consider that there is abuse of authority and alleged violation of the code of ethics in the process of determining the suspect against our client," said Sutikno's attorney, Hottua Manalu in his statement, Sunday, October 12, 2025.

According to Hottua, the process of determining Sutikno as a suspect was carried out in a hurry and ignored legal provisions. He said, on September 17, Sutikno was only summoned for examination as a witness.

However, on the same day, his status immediately changed to a suspect without any examination process as a potential suspect first.

"This is very odd. There are no at least two valid pieces of evidence, no official audit results from the authorized agency, but our client was immediately arrested. This shows the unprofessionalism of law enforcement officials," he said.

According to Hottua, reporting to the Prosecutor's Commission and the Deputy Attorney General for Supervision is intended as a form of control and deterrent effect so that similar practices do not happen again.

"The law is to protect, not scare the public. Fair law enforcement is the right of every citizen," he said.

Not only that, the petitioner also submitted a request for supervision of the proceedings of the pretrial trial to a number of institutions, including the Supreme Court and the Judicial Commission. The goal is for the trial to take place independently and free from intervention.

"We want to ensure that the process runs transparently and there is no pressure from any party," he said.

Meanwhile, the Balangan District Attorney confirmed that Sutikno's determination had been carried out according to procedures. The Head of Special Crimes, Nur Rachmansyah, rejected allegations of arbitrary action in the investigation process.

"From the experts we present, it is clear that there is no violation of procedures. In fact, the narrative built by the applicant contradicts legal facts," said Rachmansyah.

He explained that the expert from the defendant had explained the historical and philosophical basis for the existence of pretrial in Law Number 8 of 1981 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code, as well as its limits and scope as stipulated in the decision of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court Circular.

Previously, it was reported that the former Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Balangan Regency, South Kalimantan, Sutikno was named a suspect in the corruption case of the Al-Hamid Taklim Council grant.

Even though he had been in Amuntai Prison for a week, he was entrusted for 20 days, Sutikno resisted through a pretrial application to the Paringin District Court.