MSAT Alias Mas Bechi Defendant Of Sexual Abuse In Jombang To Be Tried By 3 Senior Judges At The Surabaya District Court

The suspect in the MSAT molestation case was taken away by officers from the Surabaya Rutan, in Medaeng, Sidoarjo, East Java. AMONG

SURABAYA - The Surabaya District Court (PN) will hold a trial for the sexual abuse of female students at the Siddiqiyyah Islamic Boarding School, Ploso, Jombang, next week. Three senior judges were appointed to try the defendant Moch Subchi Azal Tsani (MSAT) alias Mas Bechi.

"The three judges are Sutrisno, Titik Budi Winarti, and Khadwanto," said Public Relations of the Surabaya District Court, Anak Agung Gede Agung Parnata, confirmed Monday, July 11.

Agung emphasized that the Surabaya District Court had completed the dossier to hold the first trial in the case. The Surabaya District Court has also prepared the implementation of the trial, both online and in person at the Surabaya District Court. "Everything is ready, it's just a matter of implementation," he said.

Mas Bechi was caught in a case after being reported to the Jombang Police on suspicion of sexual abuse in October 2019. The complainant is a woman from Central Java. Mas Bechi was later named a suspect in December 2019. However, the case that attracted public attention did not end.

The East Java Police finally took over the case and Mas Bechi was named a suspect in 2020. Disapproved, Mas Bechi submitted a pretrial to the Surabaya District Court for the determination of the suspect, but the judge refused. The case continued and investigators submitted the first phase of the dossier to the East Java High Court and it was declared complete or P21.

In January 2022, Mas Bechi was summoned by the East Java Regional Police to undergo the process of handing over the second stage of the East Java Police's investigators to the East Java District Attorney's Office. However, he was absent. The East Java Police finally put himself on the wanted list (DPO) or fugitives. He finally surrendered on Thursday last week and was detained at the Medaeng Rutan.

As a result of his actions, Mas Bechi was charged with multiple articles, starting from Article 285 of the Criminal Code with a sentence of 12 years imprisonment, Article 289 of the Criminal Code which carries a penalty of 9 years, and Article 294 of the Criminal Code which carries a sentence of 7 years imprisonment.