MSAT Trial For The Defendant Of Obscenity Of Jombang Santriwati Will Be Held Behind Closed Doors At The Surabaya District Court Next Monday

MSAT alias Mas Bechi/DOK ANTARA

SURABAYA - The Surabaya District Court (PN) will hold the first trial of the sexual abuse case against female students at the Siddiqiyyah Islamic Boarding School, Ploso, Jombang, on Monday, July 18. The defendant Mochammad Subchi Azal Tsani (MSAT) alias Mas Bechi will attend the online trial.

"Because there is still a COVID-19 pandemic, so the trial will be held online. So, not because of concerns that there will be mass mobilization, but because of the COVID-19 atmosphere," said Public Relations of the Surabaya District Court, Anak Agung Gede Agung Pranata, confirmed, Tuesday, July 12 .

Agung said the case with the defendant case number Mas Bechi 1361/Pid.B/2022/PN. SBY, will also be held behind closed doors. The consideration is to anticipate that the trial will run safely and smoothly.

"Just anticipate security, so that the trial can run smoothly," he said.

There were 3 judges who tried the son of the famous kiai in Jombang. The three judges were Sutrisno, Titik Budi Winarti, Khadwanto, while the clerk was named Achmad Fajarisman,

"The trial will be held in the Cakra courtroom with the agenda of reading the indictment by the Public Prosecutor (JPU)," he said.

Agung ensured that the Surabaya District Court was ready to hold a trial. Currently, his party is waiting for the trial.

"Everything is ready, the judge is also ready, just waiting for the trial," 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, but the case was never finished.

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 included Mas Bechi on the wanted list (DPO) or fugitive. He finally surrendered on Thursday last week and was immediately detained at the Class 1 Rutan A Surabaya Medaeng in Sidoarjo Regency.

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.