Determination Of Suspect Pegi Setiawan Is Not Valid, Komnas HAM Continues Monitoring

Illustration of Komnas HAM. (Between)

JAKARTA - The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) respects the decision of the Bandung District Court (PN) which granted Pegi Setiawan's pretrial lawsuit regarding the determination of the suspects in the murder case of Vina and Eky in Cirebon, West Java (West Java).

"Komnas HAM respects the decision of the Bandung District Court which granted the pretrial request from Pegi Setiawan," said the Coordinator of the Human Rights Enforcement Sub-Commission of Komnas HAM RI Uli Parulian Sihombing in a press statement in Jakarta, Monday, July 8, which was confiscated by Antara.

Uli emphasized that Komnas HAM will continue to monitor the cases of Vina and Eky, whose cases re-emerged after the film entitled 'Vina: Before 7 Days it received public attention'.

"Komnas HAM will continue and complete monitoring and investigation into the murder cases of Vina and Eky in Cirebon," said Uli.

Previously, the Bandung District Court granted the request for a pretrial hearing filed by the legal team of Pegi Setiawan against the West Java Regional Police.

"The trial granted the pretrial process of determining the applicant on behalf of Pegi Setiawan was declared invalid and canceled by law," said single judge Eman Sulaeman during a verdict hearing at the Bandung District Court, Monday, July 8, which was confiscated by Antara.

The judge then ordered the West Java Regional Police to immediately release Pegi Setiawan from custody.

"Ordered the respondent to stop the investigation and ordered the respondent to release the applicant and restore the dignity as before," said Eman.

According to the judge, the determination of Pegi Setiawan as a suspect in the murder of Vina and Rizky alias Eky in 2016 by the West Java Police was not in accordance with the procedure and was invalid according to applicable law.

"Declaring the defendant's actions as a suspect in premeditated murder is invalid and invalid under the law," said Eman.

Komnas HAM is monitoring and investigating the facts of the murder cases of Vina and Eky, namely by asking for information from people related to the case.

In addition, during monitoring and investigations at the end of last May, Komnas HAM has also asked for information from the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation and the West Java Regional Police Supervision Inspectorate, as well as inspecting the location of the murder of Vina and Eky in Cirebon, West Java.