Putra Siregar And Rico Valentino Hold First Trial Of The Beating Case In South Jakarta District Court

Screenshot of the online trial of Putra Siregar and Rico Valentino

JAKARTA - The boss of Ps Store, Putra Siregar and his partner, Rico Valentino, underwent their first trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday, June 23, if it was noon.

Monitor VOI, the trial is open to the public. However, it was held virtually without presenting the defendants. In the courtroom, only the panel of judges, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) and the defendant's attorney were present.

As for the inaugural session, the agenda for reading the indictment against the defendant from the Public Prosecutor.

The panel of judges also had time to ask the condition of the two defendants before the trial began. Subsequently, the public prosecutor read out the charges against the two defendants.

Both Rico and Putra Siregar were charged with alternative articles, namely Article 170 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, and Article 351 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

After the public prosecutor read the indictment, the panel of judges asked whether Putra Siregar and Rico Valentino understood what was said earlier.

"Understood, Your Honor," said Putra Siregar in court.

Rico Valentino also gave a similar answer.

Furthermore, the panel of judges asked the defendant's attorney about the exception.

The attorney also confirmed that he would not file an exception, so the trial continued with the witness agenda from the Public Prosecutor on Thursday, June 30.

Previously, Putra Siregar and Rico Valentino were involved in a beating case at a cafe in the Cikajang area, Kebayoran Baru on March 2, 2022.

Both have been named suspects and detained at the South Jakarta Metro Police.