JAKARTA - Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives held a Public Hearing (RDPU) regarding the case of a videographer from North Sumatra, Amsal Sitepu, for alleged corruption in the village profile video project in Karo regency. In the conclusion of the meeting, Commission III of the DPR asked the panel of judges to consider a free verdict against the defendant and apply for a suspension of detention against Amsal Sitepu.
"Regarding the case of Brother Amsal Christi Sitepu at the Medan District Court, which has attracted public attention, and based on various information and data as well as the development of handling this case, Commission III of the DPR RI conveys several things as conclusions," said Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Habiburokhman at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, March 30.
"First, Commission III of the DPR RI reminds that in the case of Brother Amsal Christi Sitepu, law enforcement officials prioritize substantive justice enforcement rather than merely formalistic legal certainty, as stipulated in Article 53 paragraph 2 of the New Criminal Code," he continued.
Commission III of the DPR assessed that, substantively, the creative work of videographers did not have a certain standard price, so it could not be said that there was inflation or mark-up from the standard price. Including from the initial creative idea or concept, editing work or editing, video cutting or cutting, voice filling or dubbing, is a creative work that cannot be unilaterally valued at Rp0.
Second, Commission III of the DPR RI strongly supports the eradication of corruption and reminds that the priority of eradicating corruption is not merely fulfilling the target of arbitrarily imprisoning people, but maximizing the return of state financial losses.
"In the case of Brother Proverbs Christy Sitepu with a value of state financial losses of Rp. 202 million, the purpose of law enforcement will be more achieved if from the beginning the return of state financial losses is maximized," explained Habiburokhman.
Third, the Commission III of the DPR RI asked law enforcement to consider the court's decision not to be a precedent that is counterproductive to the creative industry climate in Indonesia because of the threat of criminal or over-criminalization with a retributive justice orientation and imprisonment.
"Fourth, Commission III of the DPR RI calls on the panel of judges in the case of Brother Amsal Christy Sitepu to consider a free or at least light verdict based on the facts of the trial, as well as exploring, understanding, and following the values of law and a sense of justice that live in society, including for creative industry workers as regulated by Article 5 paragraph (2) of Law Number 48 of 2009 concerning the Judiciary," he continued.
Fifth, Commission III of the DPR RI proposed that Amsal Christy Sitepu be granted a suspension of detention with Commission III of the DPR RI as a guarantor.
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