Firli Bahuri Surprised That The Pretrial Was Rejected By The South Jakarta District Court: No Children Of The Nation Involved In Opinion To Judge People

The inactive KPK chairman Firli Bahuri when he arrived at a cafe in the Pondok Kelapa area, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, Tuesday (19/12/2023) night. BETWEEN/Syaiful Hakim

The inactive chairman of the KPK, Firli Bahuri, gave a response regarding the decision of the South Jakarta District Court (PN) regarding the pretrial determined by the suspect by the Polda Metro Jaya.

"I was surprised to hear today's news that Firli's application was rejected. I was surprised, the court's decision didn't sound like that," said Firli when met at a cafe in Pondok Kelapa, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 19.

According to him, the decision of the South Jakarta District Court judge stated that the trial, firstly, the applicant's application was not accepted, not rejected, but also not granted.

"Usually a decision of two, namely being rejected or granted, is something that is in the middle of being unacceptable," explained Firli.

Firli said that his party would continue to follow the legal process in accordance with applicable procedures and regulations.

He hopes that the Indonesian people, especially the nation's children, will not fall into the opinion of judging people.

"We hope that no nation's children fall into the opinion of judging people because in principle law enforcement must have the principle of presumption of innocence, of course we will follow the legal process," he said.

South Jakarta District Court single judge Imelda Herawati rejected Firli Bahuri's pretrial lawsuit related to the determination of the suspect by the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya).

"Judging in the exception, granting the defendant's exception in the subject matter of the case, stating that the applicant's pretrial application cannot be accepted," said judge Imelda in a verdict hearing at the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel), Tuesday.

Imelda said that the appointment of the inactive KPK chairman Firli Bahuri as a suspect by the Polda Metro Jaya was in accordance with the procedure and legal according to applicable law so that Firli's suspect status remained valid and could not be dropped.

Firli filed a lawsuit with the South Jakarta District Court regarding whether or not the determination of the suspect was legalized by the investigators of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police.

The lawsuit is contained in case number 129 / Pid.Pra / 2023 / PN JKT.SEL.

The pretrial hearing has gone through several stages, starting from submitting the petitioner's lawsuit from Firli's camp on Monday (11/12). One day later the answer from Polda Metro Jaya was related to Firli's pretrial lawsuit.

After that, the judge also asked both parties to submit the files of evidence and expert statements respectively on Wednesday (7/11) and Thursday (8/11).

After that, the judge also asked both parties to submit the files of evidence and expert statements respectively on Wednesday (12/12) and Thursday (15/12).

Firli presented nine witnesses in the pretrial hearing, six of whom were expert witnesses and three fact witnesses. Meanwhile, Polda Metro Jaya presented witness Inspector General Pol. Karyoto as the respondent and investigator of Sub-Directorate V Corruption Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya AKP Arief Maulana.

With the judge Imelda's decision, the determination of Firli as a suspect by the Polda Metro Jaya is legal.

Previously, Polda Metro Jaya named the inactive KPK chairman Firli Bahuri as a suspect in the alleged extortion case by the head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

Director of Special Criminal Investigation (Direskrimsus) Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Pol.Ade Safri Simanjuntak said the determination of the suspect was after the case was held on Wednesday (11/22).