JAKARTA - Military Audit II-07 Jakarta has prepared a total of 17 witnesses to uncover the case of alleged kidnapping and murder of the head of the branch (kacab) of the bank with the initials MIP (37) involving three TNI soldiers.
"In the case file there are 17 witnesses. One witness is a reporter from the police, and the other 16 are civilians," said Military Auditor Colonel Chk Andri Wijaya at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta, Cakung, East Jakarta, ANTARA, Monday, April 6, 2026.
The number of witnesses is considered to be the key to uncovering the facts and the roles of the parties in this case.
Andri said that all the witnesses who would be present came from the case file that had been forwarded by the military investigators. Of the total, one person was a reporting witness from the police, while the other 16 were from the civilian sector.
All witnesses will be presented in stages in the next trial agenda.
The presence of these witnesses is expected to strengthen the evidence and provide a complete picture of the chronology of the incident.
Of the 16 civilian witnesses, there are parties who are also suspected of being perpetrators in this case. They will still provide testimony as witnesses in the trial.
"We will present everything, including the civilian perpetrators who are on the witness list, this trial is open," said Andri.
With a large number of witnesses, the trial process is expected to take place intensively and in-depth. Each witness's testimony will be an important part of building a legal construction and uncovering the involvement of each party.
In addition to witnesses from the case file, the Military Audit also opened the opportunity to present the victim's family to provide additional information if needed in the trial.
"For the victim's family can also be present. This trial is open to the public," said Andri.
The Military Audit as public prosecutor in the military court will present the three defendants directly at the Military Court II-08 Jakarta.
The defendants, namely Serka MN (defendant 1), Kopda FH (defendant 2), and Serka FY (defendant 3) are suspected of being involved in a series of kidnappings accompanied by the murder of MIP.
The presiding judge in today's trial was Colonel Chk Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto, Member Judge I, Navy Colonel (H) Desman Wijaya, Member Judge II, Lieutenant Colonel Chk Arif Rachman.
Then the Military Audit Colonel Chk Andri Wijaya, and the Deputy Registrar, namely Navy Lieutenant (H/W) Amalia Galih Wangi.
Previously, a branch office head (kacab) of a bank in Jakarta with the initials MIP was allegedly the victim of kidnapping and murder at a shopping center in Ciracas, East Jakarta, on August 20, 2025.
The body was found in Karangsambung Village, RT 8/RW 4, Nagasari Village, Serang Baru District, Bekasi Regency, West Java, at around 05.30 WIB, on August 21, 2025.
A resident in the rice field area first found the body in a state of tied hands and feet. While the eyes were wrapped in duct tape.
The body was immediately taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital for an autopsy as part of the investigation.
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