Claims To Be Ready For Trial, But Ustaz Yusuf Mansur Does Not Attend The First Trial At The Tangerang District Court

Yusuf Mansur (Photo: IG @yusufmansurnew)

JAKARTA - In several uploads on Instagram, Ustaz Yusuf Mansur admitted that he was ready to face trial. Reporting from the case tracking information system site (SIPP), the civil case that ensnared Ustaz Yusuf Mansur is registered under case number 1340/Pdt.G/2021/PN.Tng and was held today Thursday, January 6 at the Tangerang District Court, Tangerang City. , Thursday (6/1/2022).

The agenda was conveyed by Public Relations of the Tangerang District Court, Arif Budi Cahyono. The civil case that ensnared Ustaz Yusuf Mansur was the alleged breach of promise or default in investment funds from the joint venture of hotels and apartments for Hajj and Umrah. "The first trial (day) is Thursday, January 6, 2022, this civil case," he said.

Arif said the trial would be chaired by presiding judge Fathul Mujid, with member judge I and judge member II being Mahmuriadin. "According to the schedule at 09.00 WIB, but it depends on what time the parties arrive," he said.

Apparently Ustaz Yusuf Mansur did not attend the trial. As a defendant, Yusuf Mansur gave power of attorney to his lawyer Ariel Muktar.

"Today's agenda is the first day of trial. We represent Ustaz Yusuf Mansur as a person. The first three defendants are PT Inex, the second is Ustaz Yusuf Mansur as a person and as Director of PT Inex. We don't know if Ustaz Yusuf Mansur is a Director of PT Inex. We represent Ustaz Yusuf Mansur as a person is not a Director of PT Inex. The third is Mr. Jodi, a commissioner of PT Inex," said Ariel Muktar, Yusuf Mansur's lawyer.

"This is still the first trial, please ask the plaintiff for details. The Panel of Judges is still asking the plaintiff to correct his address and wait for the summons for the third defendant. They have been given a week to correct it so that this trial is postponed. The next agenda is mediation. long, so I will not make any statement regarding the material of the lawsuit," he said.

Before the trial, Ariel's lawyer received a special message from Yusuf Mansur. "Ustaz Yusuf Mansur's message, as before, was always cooperative in dealing with the legal process. On social media, he had talked a lot about the things that had happened to him and was always cooperative. He asked for prayers so that everything would run smoothly and be given the best," he explained. .

So why did Ustaz Yusuf Mansur not attend the trial? "Ustaz Yusuf Mansur has given power of attorney to a lawyer, so the defendant does not need to be present if he has given power of attorney to a lawyer. In principle, he has been represented by a lawyer, he does not need to be present," he said.