Mahfud MD: There Is Nothing To Be Suspicious Of In The Sambo Case

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD/ANTARA

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD emphasized that there was nothing to be suspected in the trial of the shooting of Brigadier J involving the former Head of Propam Polri Division, Ferdy Sambo. "In my opinion, the trial of the Sambo case went well so let's follow it," Mahfud told reporters during the submission of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs' Year End Note at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Office, Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, December 15. According to him, the panel of judges handling the Sambo case was also good, the defendant's lawyer (Eliezer, Sambo and others) and the prosecutor were very good. So there is nothing to be suspected of in that case. "We'll wait a while because there are people who get emotional when people watch the trial of the Sambo case," he said. In fact, he continued, there was shouting "why is it clear like that, not immediately punished now". "The law is not like that, wait a minute, there is a process starting from proof, listening to witnesses, after that there will be prosecution. After that the defense, then it will be cut off. All of that must be passed, if not passed, then it is not legal," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK). In fact, he added, when someone is still filing witnesses, the trial must be reopened. "The trial (Sambo) does take time, so don't be in a hurry," said Mahfud. The follow-up trial of the murder case of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat (Brigadir J) at the South Jakarta District Court, Jakarta, Wednesday (14/12) asked for testimony from expert witnesses, namely a polygraph expert or a lie test from the National Police Aji Febrianto Ar-Rosyid. Aji revealed that the defendant in the murder case of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat (Brigadir J), Strong Ma’ruf, was indicated as lying when he said he did not see Ferdy Sambo shooting Brigadier J.