Lawyer For The Wife Of Inspector General Ferdy Sambo Affirms That The Burden Of Proving The Case Of Brigadier J Is Not On Putri Chandrawati

A member of Putri Chandrawati's legal team, Arief Patramijaya, gave a statement at a press conference at the Shanghai Express, Jakarta, Thursday (4-8-2022). ANTARA/Putu Indah Savitri

JAKARTA - Putri Chandrawati (PC) attorney team member Arief Patramijaya emphasized that the burden of proof in the murder case against Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat was not with Ferdy Sambo's wife with the initials PC.

"The burden of proof is not with Mrs. PC. Without inspection, only verification of the report is actually enough," said Patra, Arief Patramijaya's nickname, when giving a statement at a press conference at the Shanghai Express, Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 4.

Patra said repeated inspections of PCs could have an impact on other victims of sexual violence in Indonesia. If a general's wife is examined repeatedly, said Patra, the same thing could happen to other people.

The legal team revealed that Putri Chandrawati had provided information to the Directorate of General Crimes (Dirtipidum) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Department three times, namely on July 9, July 11, and July 21, 2022.

Repeated examination of Putri Chandrawati will result in repeated judgments, whether judged by unbelieving families, judged by non-believers, or judged at trial.

"This has resulted in our client's condition continuing to decline," he said.

As a victim of sexual violence, said Patra, based on the mandate of the Act on the Crime of Sexual Violence against investigators, the PC report must be considered true until it is proven otherwise.

Therefore, the legal representative asked the police to record the examination carried out on the PC and use the recording for repeated examinations if the PC still requires information.

According to Patra, the description of victims of sexual violence through recordings is made possible by the TPKS Law.

Article 49 paragraph (1) of Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence states that investigators can examine witnesses and/or victims through electronic recording in the presence of the public prosecutor, either directly or through electronic means remotely.

Meanwhile, the Chief Coordinator of the PC Legal Counsel Team, Arman Hanis, asked the investigation team to coordinate and requested that the examination be recorded to prevent repeated examinations.

"We will ask investigators if the examination of our client is recorded so that the examination will not be repeated. This is because the condition of victims of sexual violence will be greatly reduced if they have to recall the events they experienced," said Arman Hanis.