Repeatedly Absent, The Son Of Kiai Suspected Abbot Of Santriwati In Jombang Will Be Forcibly Picked Up

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SURABAYA - The MSAT suspect, the son of a well-known kiai in Jombang Regency, East Java, is in danger of being picked up by the police. Apart from being on a wanted list (DPO), MSAT has been absent from attempts to call the police several times.

Dirreskrimum Polda Jatim Kombes Totok Suharyanto, said that in fact the case of the suspect MSA had been declared P21 aka the complete file by the prosecutor's office on January 4. In this case, his party remains obliged to hand over the suspect and evidence to the prosecutor.

"As a juridical fact, the case was P21 on January 4 last, so we are obliged to hand over the suspect and his evidence to the prosecutor's office," said Totok, confirmed, Friday, January 14, 2022.

Totok said that related to this, his party had sent the first and second calls to the MSAT suspect. On the first summons, MSA through his attorney stated that he did not come because he was sick, and asked for time until January 10.

"After we waited, it turned out that the person concerned was also not present. This time for no reason," he said.

Furthermore, investigators from the East Java Police had visited the residence of MSAT at a boarding school in Jombang on Thursday, January 13, 2022. However, the investigator's arrival was rejected on the grounds that MSA was not present.

"Yesterday, investigators did carry out the order to bring them, because they were not at the place according to the guard there, then we have issued a DPO for the next process, we will carry out coercive measures," he said.

Confirmed the time limit for the suspect to surrender himself or be taken by force, Totok stated that his party hoped that MSA would cooperate with the police. "Our hope is that for the cooperative suspect, we will implement (forced efforts) as soon as possible," he said.

MSAT is a resident from Ploso District, Jombang, East Java. He is the administrator and son of a well-known kiai from one of the pesantren in the area.

Last October 2019, MSAT was reported to the Jombang Police on suspicion of molesting an underage woman from Central Java with the LP Number: LPB/392/X/RES/1.24/2019/JATIM/RESJBG. The victim is one of the students or MSAT students at the pesantren.

During the investigation by the Jombang Police, it was discovered that MSAT had never once complied with the investigator's summons. However, he was named a suspect in December 2019.

The case was later withdrawn to the East Java Regional Police. However, the police have not been able to secure MSAT. Attempts to force a pick-up were also hindered by the local pesantren congregation.

MSAT, then sued the East Java Police Chief (Jatim). He considered his determination as a suspect to be invalid. He also filed a pretrial and demanded compensation of Rp. 100 million and asked for his good name to be restored. The lawsuit is registered under number 35/Pid.Pre/2021/PN Sby dated November 23, 2021.