JAKARTA - Academic Faculty of Law at Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Muhammad Reza Syarifuddin Zaki, emphasized that handling the alleged corruption case that dragged the former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) must be carried out professionally, objectively, and without giving special treatment to anyone.
Reza made the statement in a discussion titled "The Rule of Law or the Rule of Law? Testing Public Justice in Handling the Case of the Former Jampidsus" which was held in Central Jakarta, Monday, July 27.
According to Reza, the dynamics of handling the case are of public concern because it covers various stages of the legal process, ranging from the search of a number of locations by police investigators, the determination of suspects, changes in handling cases, to the emergence of demands for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the case to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
"This case is interesting to be studied from an academic perspective because since the search process, the determination of suspects, the change in the status of handling the case, to the emergence of demands for the KPK to take over the case, everything has sparked debate in the public space," said Reza.
He also responded to Febrie Adriansyah's statement that he was a victim of criminalization after being named a suspect and being investigated by investigators.
According to Reza, this argument needs to be seen proportionally when it is associated with the principles of law enforcement.
"If everyone who is designated as a suspect then claims that he is criminalized, then legal certainty will be more difficult to materialize," he said.
Reza explained, based on the Constitutional Court's decision, a person can be designated as a suspect if there is sufficient initial evidence. In the case of corruption, one of the elements that must be supported by evidence is the existence of alleged state financial losses.
He assessed that the police investigators had exposed the alleged state losses in the case so that the element was considered to have been fulfilled as part of the investigation process.
In addition, Reza said the value of the alleged state losses in the case involving the former Jampidsus was very large. Therefore, he assessed that the handling process must be carried out seriously, transparently, and without giving special treatment to any party.
"If necessary, President Prabowo Subianto also needs to pay attention to the resolution of this case so that law enforcement runs optimally," he said.
The discussion also featured academics from Firdaus Syam National University, legal practitioners M. Kapitra Ampera, legal observers M. Saleh Gawi, and the Chairman of the East Jakarta Indonesian Law Students Association DPC Rein Lailossa.
The activity was attended by students, researchers, legal practitioners, youth organizations, and the general public.
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