The Ferdy Sambo Session Is 'High Profile', KY Ready To Monitor Even Planning Safe House For Judges

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JAKARTA - The Judicial Commission will be present at the trial of the Ferdy Sambo case to maintain the independence of the judge.

There are two estuaries from this monitoring authority. First, to ensure that judges do not violate the judge's code of ethics and code of conduct. Second, to ensure that judges do not belittle their honor, for example through intimidation or lure," said KY spokesman Miko Ginting in a statement received in Jakarta, Thursday, September 29.

KY is formulating a concrete response to this by considering various proposals.

For example, there is a "safe house" or "temporary reform mechanism" discourse against judges, especially if this case is still on trial at the South Jakarta District Court.

"There is also a suggestion to encourage the transfer of the location of the trial with the approval of the Chairperson of the Supreme Court," said Miko.

KY will open communication with the leadership of the Supreme Court (MA) because the Supreme Court is definitely formulating risk mitigation against this situation, said Miko.

"Moreover, this is not the first time the Supreme Court has managed a trial that is 'high profile'," he said.

To be sure, he explained, the balance between the safety and security of judges and parties, access and public participation, and the integrity of proof needs to be pursued together. KY always supports the judges to maintain and uphold their independence.

Based on previous reports, the Head of the South Jakarta District Attorney's Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, said that his party was waiting for the delegation of the second phase of the suspect Ferdy Sambo and his friends from the National Police investigators after the case file was declared complete (P-21).

"For our delegation, we are waiting for its implementation, of course we have prepared the surrender of the suspect and evidence," said Syarief.

Administratively, the transfer of the second phase of the suspect and evidence after the Attorney General's Office stated that the complete file or P-21 was carried out from investigators to the South Jakarta District Attorney's Office, in accordance with the allocation of the case incident.

As for the technical details, after transferring the responsibility of the suspect and evidence from the National Police investigator to the Prosecutor's Office, will the suspects still be detained at the same detention center, Syarief said this was conveyed after the second phase of the delegation.

"Yes (the detention) will wait for the delegation," he said.