Pretrial Firli Bahuri Rejected, NasDem Appreciates Judge Professionalism

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI, Ahmad Sahroni (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR from the NasDem Party faction, Ahmad Sahroni, appreciated the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel) judge who rejected the pretrial lawsuit of the inactive KPK chairman Firli Bahuri in the alleged extortion case against former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL).

"Apresiasi bagi hakim yang sudah melaksanakan tugasnya secara profesional," ujar Sahroni kepada wartawan, Rabu, 20 Desember.

The treasurer of the NasDem Party DPP emphasized that the current professionalism of judges is very much needed so that the law in Indonesia can be enforced fairly. Indonesia, said Sahroni, needs great judges like the judge who handled Firli's lawsuit trial.

The NasDem legislator for the DKI Jakarta electoral district also hopes that the alleged extortion case against SYL can be handled fairly.

"We need great judges in this republic so that all legal processes are enforced in real terms," said Sahroni.

It is known that the South Jakarta District Court Judge rejected the pretrial lawsuit of the inactive Chairman of the Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, regarding his determination as a suspect in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL.

Polda Metro Jaya stated that the decision proves that the investigation process has been carried out according to the rules.

"With this decision, it proves that the investigation carried out by the joint investigation team of the Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya and Dittipidkor Bareskrim Polri has been carried out in a professional, transparent manner in accordance with applicable legal procedures," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak to reporters, Tuesday, December 19.

In addition, with a pretrial decision, investigators will also continue to be committed to upholding the law with the principles of professionalism, transparency, accountability, and justice.

The Regional Police are targeting to resolve the handling of the alleged extortion case as quickly as possible. Currently, it is known that investigators have transferred their case files to the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati).

"We will resolve this case as soon as possible by continuing to coordinate with the public prosecutor, who currently has transferred the case files to the first stage for the research purposes of case files," he said.