JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR appreciates the decision of the Medan District Court's Panel of Judges to acquit the videographer of Amsal North Sumatra, Amsal Sitepu, on charges of alleged corruption in the making of village profile videos in Karo Regency.
Amsal was sentenced to 2 years in prison for allegedly marking up Rp202 million, after the public prosecutor (JPU) assessed that the cost of ideas, concepts, cutting, editing, and dubbing the village profile video was worth Rp0,-.
"Brother Proverbs, with a ratio that the public cannot accept, an argument that the public cannot accept, this is certainly a concern for creative workers and our young people," said Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Habiburokhman, at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, April 1.
Previously, Commission III of the DPR responded to the Amsal Sitepu case by holding a special working meeting, one of which concluded by proposing a suspension of the defendant's detention and asking the judge to consider a free verdict.
"The one who signed was finally Mr. Sufmi Dasco Ahmad who was sent to Medan, and Alhamdulillah Mr. Amsyar was free today, and there is our brother Mr. Hinca Panjaitan who is the candidate there specifically to escort this matter," said Habiburokhman.
Commission III of the DPR considers that the Panel of Judges has implemented Article 5 of the Law on the Judiciary which reads "Judges and Constitutional Judges are obliged to explore, follow, and understand the values of law and justice that live in society".
"Well, this is indeed a judge in trying cases analyzing evidence and evidence, but to understand the legal relationship between evidence and criminal acts, an analysis is needed, which is also taken from the aspirations of public justice. That's what people say, that creative work is different from the procurement of goods that physically have a standard of cost. Creative work has a value that is subjective, and as long as there is an agreement, the price agreement will emerge," explained Habiburokhman.
"So once again we appreciate the highest level of the Panel of Judges. Because we are the party that encourages the continued improvement of the welfare of judges," he added.
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