JAKARTA - The continuation of the trial of the alleged kidnapping and murder of a bank branch head (kacab) in Jakarta with the initials MIP (37) was held again on Wednesday morning at the Jakarta Military Court II-08.
The trial was held with the agenda of reading the response to the note of objection (eksepsi) from the legal advisory team of the defendants.
"The morning plan is as usual, waiting for the readiness and completeness of the parties," said the Spokesperson for the Jakarta Military Court II-08, Major Laut (Law) Arin Fauzam, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, April 15.
The defendants, namely Serka MN (defendant 1), Kopda FH (defendant 2), and Serka FY (defendant 3) are suspected of being involved in a series of kidnappings accompanied by the murder of MIP.
Arin ensured that today's focus was on delivering the official response from the military oditur to the objections previously submitted by the defendant.
The trial is scheduled to take place in the morning, around 09.00, in the Garuda Courtroom or the main courtroom with the main agenda to listen to the response from the military oditur.
This stage is an important part before the panel of judges determines the attitude towards the objection filed.
"So today the response to the objection from the oditur, yes in the morning," said Arin.
Arin said that this time the trial had not entered the main examination stage of the case, including presenting witnesses.
The panel of judges will first decide whether the objection is accepted or rejected through a provisional ruling.
"Not yet, the interim decision first, the exception is accepted or rejected first," said Arin.
For information, an exception is an objection note filed by the defendant or legal advisor against the indictment submitted by the prosecutor.
If the objection is accepted, the case can be stopped or returned for correction.
However, if it is rejected, the trial will continue to the stage of proof by presenting witnesses and evidence.
Based on the Jakarta Military Court II-08 Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) website, the trial falls under the type of murder case with case number 52-K/PM.II-08/AD/III/2026.
Arin also appealed to fellow media to be able to monitor and follow the course of the trial.
In the trial, the Military Audit as public prosecutor in the military court will present the three defendants directly to the Jakarta Military Court II-08.
Arin also guarantees that the trial process will be carried out professionally, independently, impartially, transparently and accountable.
Details of the indictment
Previously, three soldiers of the Indonesian Army (AD) were charged with premeditated murder in the alleged kidnapping and murder of a bank branch head (kacab) in Jakarta with the initials MIP (37).
"We have charged three defendants in the alleged kidnapping and murder of the bank teller with the initials MIP. We use a joint indictment so that they are not free from our indictment," said Military Prosecutor Colonel Chk Andri Wijaya at the first trial of the alleged kidnapping and murder of the head of the branch (kacab) of a bank at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta, Cakung, East Jakarta, Monday (6/4).
During the trial, the military prosecutor confirmed that his party used a combined indictment construction which includes primary, sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-
The main charge filed was Article 340 of the Criminal Code concerning premeditated murder. In this construction, the defendants are suspected of having previously planned an action that resulted in the victim's death.
Oditur also prepared another layer of indictment as a precaution in case the elements of premeditated murder could not be fully proven at trial.
"If premeditated murder does not meet the elements, we will prove it with the sub-article, namely Article 338 of the Criminal Code concerning murder. Even more sub-article, Article 351 paragraph 3 regarding persecution which resulted in death," explained Andri.
In addition, the prosecutor also filed an alternative charge in the form of Article 333 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code regarding deprivation of liberty which caused death.
This accusation is related to the alleged abduction or unlawful detention of the victim before his death.
The defendants were also charged with cumulative Article 181 of the Criminal Code, which regulates the act of hiding a body.
This article shows the alleged attempt to eliminate traces or obscure facts after the victim's death.
"We accumulated with Article 181 about hiding the body. This is part of a series of actions that we consider to be interrelated," said Andri.
Based on the chronology, a branch office head (kacab) of an assistant bank in Jakarta with the initials MIP was allegedly the victim of kidnapping and murder at a shopping center in Ciracas, East Jakarta, on August 20, 2025.
The body was found in Karangsambung Village, RT 8/RW 4, Nagasari Village, Serang Baru District, Bekasi Regency, West Java, at around 05.30 WIB, on August 21, 2025.
A resident in the rice field area first found the body in a state of tied hands and feet, and eyes wrapped in duct tape.
The body was immediately taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital for an autopsy as part of the investigation.
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