Defendant Of Alleged False Deed Sentenced Free In Medan District Court, Victim's Lawyers Study The Decision

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MEDAN - The panel of judges at the Medan District Court (PN) has acquitted the defendant of deed forgery and embezzlement by David Putra Negoro alias Liem Kwek Liong. Based on this decision, the lawyer for reporting Jong Nam Liong stated that he would study the acquittal.

In a trial led by Chief Justice Dominggus Silaban at the Medan District Court, David Putra Negoro was acquitted of all charges by the Public Prosecutor (Vrisfrahg).

"The trial, stated that the defendant David Putra Negoro alias Liem Kwek Liong was not proven guilty of committing a crime. Freed the defendant from all charges by the Public Prosecutor (Vrisfrahg)," Chief Judge Dominggus Silaban said in court.

Apart from being acquitted of all charges, the judge also ordered the prosecutor to rehabilitate the defendant's good name in his dignity, status and legal status to his previous condition.

Not only that, in his decision the judge also ordered that all evidence be returned to those who are entitled.

The judge said the acquittal was based on legal considerations. Where the judge saw according to the facts of the trial the defendant was not proven to have committed forgery, embezzlement according to the indictment of the Public Prosecutor (JPU).

"That the making of the deed of mutual agreement number 8 of 2008 by Notary Fujiyanto Ngariawan before the parents (father) of the defendant Jong Tjin Boen and his wife Choe Jit Jeng and all the heirs namely, Jong Nam Liong, Mimiyanti, Lim Soen Liong, David Putra Negoro and Lim Ramli," he explained.

"While the three heirs, namely Juliana, Denny and Winnie, represented by their mother, Choe Jit Jeng, it was true that this was done on June 22, 2008, before Jong Tjin Boen left for Singapore for treatment," continued Hakim.

In addition, Dominggus also stated that the decision was in line with the statements of the witnesses, and the statements of experts during the trial.

"Which of all the witnesses presented, not one said the deed number 8 was fake," he said.

Regarding the verdict, Jong Nam Liong's legal adviser, Hadi Yanto, said that his party would study the matter and would take further steps towards the acquittal of the defendant.

"We will take further steps. We will discuss first to determine the next steps to be taken," he said, Tuesday, January 18, in Medan.

Hadi also felt disappointed with the judge's decision to decide the case. This is because if the process is already P-21, then it has fulfilled the criminal element and during Phase II it has also fulfilled the submission of evidence and suspects.

"And the indictment has been charged with Articles 263, 266, 362, 372, 55, 56 of the Criminal Code. However, the Public Prosecutor is very bold in demanding onslag, where in the article charged there is not a single article that can be prosecuted onslag," he stressed.

Meanwhile, Hadi said, the judge had another opinion in his decision, namely the Vrijspraak decision. The act has a criminal offense but does not fulfill or is not proven to have a criminal element.

"In this case, the Public Prosecutor and the Panel of Judges examining the case have 2 different opinions. On this matter, I as the victim's legal adviser ask the Public Prosecutor to immediately appeal the decision," he said.