Without Judge's Order, Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Confirms Brigadier J's Re-Autopsy Results Can Be Opened To The Public

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD. (doc Kemenkopolhukam)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD said that the results of the re-autopsy on the bodies of Nopriansyah Yoshua Hutabarat or Brigadier J could be opened to the public if needed. The judge's order, in my opinion, is not true, the truth is that the autopsy results must be opened if requested by the judge, but if it is not requested, it is not prohibited to open it," Mahfud told reporters in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Friday, July 29. The current law does not prohibit the autopsy results from being disclosed to the public, including that there are no rules that limit the autopsy results being disclosed only in the trial process and according to the judge's request.

"So, if in the law, there is a requirement, there is a permissibility, there is a prohibition, one, the results of this autopsy are opened if the court asks, they can be broadcast to the public, especially since this is a public concern," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK).

According to Mahfud, the disclosure of the results of the re-autopsy is becoming increasingly important because the public and the family doubt the results of the autopsy conducted on Brigadier J.

"Therefore, the National Police Chief is right, later if the judge asks for the autopsy results. But if you don't ask, you can. The National Police Chief has announced that it will be opened. Yes, "explained Mahfud. He emphasized that the autopsy results are not part of the medical record so it does not violate the provisions of the Health Law to disclose the results. "If the reason according to the Health Law is confidential, it is not health, it is autopsy, court evidence, right? For example, if a contagious disease is not broadcast, this illness should not be broadcast at the request of the person concerned. This is not a sick person. People are suspected of being victims of crime. So it may be open to the public," he said.