The Pretrial Lawsuit Is Rejected By The South Jakarta District Court, Firli Bahuri: Please Don't 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. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The inactive chairman of the KPK, Firli Bahuri, spoke about his pretrial which was rejected at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). He asked all parties not to rush to judge him.

It is known that Firli filed a pretrial lawsuit at the South Jakarta District Court (PN) against Polda Metro Jaya. He did not accept being named a suspect in the alleged extortion or acceptance of gratuities from former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

"Please no one judges someone. We obey the presumption of innocence," Firli told reporters in the East Jakarta area, Tuesday, December 19 evening.

On that occasion, Firli also admitted that he was surprised if his lawsuit was said to have been rejected. He claims that the panel of judges did not accept the proposal.

"The court's decision doesn't sound like that. The decision of the South Jakarta District Court Judge states, adjudicates, first the application is not accepted," he said.

"Not rejected but also not granted," he continued.

So, he asked the public not to rush to declare themselves guilty. Firli on that occasion asked all parties to follow the legal process of alleged extortion or receiving gratuities from former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo who ensnared him.

"We hope that no child of the nation will fall into the opinion," he said.

As previously reported, the Panel of Judges at the South Jakarta District Court decided to reject the pretrial lawsuit filed by Firli regarding whether or not the process of determining the suspect was legal. The legal resistance he did eventually ran aground.

"Declare that the applicant's pretrial application is unacceptable," said Tunggal Judge Imelda Herawati during the trial, Tuesday, December 19.

Meanwhile, Firli asked the judge to order the Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto to issue a Letter of Termination of Investigation (SP3) for the alleged corruption case that named him a suspect. This request was submitted in the lawsuit filed.

The reason behind the request was because it was considered that the investigation warrant issued by Karyoto was invalid. This is because the letter was issued on the same day as the issuance of a police report (LP) on October 9.

Moreover, this is not in accordance with the provisions of the investigation and investigation process which has been explicitly and clearly regulated in Law Number 8 of 1981 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), especially in Article 1 number 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code in conjunction with Article 1 number 5 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Meanwhile, the Legal Affairs Advocacy Team (Bidkum) of the Metro Jaya Police has submitted 157 attachments of evidence in handling cases of alleged extortion or gratification that have made Firli Bahuri a suspect.