Replik Jaksa Bawa Khadijah, Dewi Sita To Bunda Maria, Kubu Putri Candrawathi: Kambagase

The atmosphere of the trial at the South Jakarta District Court (Photo: Rizky AP/VOI)

The defendant Putri Candrawathi's camp considers the argument of the public prosecutor (JPU) as stated in the replica about respecting a woman as a noble creature as just camouflage. Meanwhile, the prosecutor in his replica said he appreciated Putri Candrawthi as a wife to the mother of her children like the honorable woman Khadijah to Maria. "The public prosecutor's argument states that the public prosecutor respects the position of the defendant as a woman, a wife, and a housewife, to mention the names of women in various holy books such as Maryam, Fatimah, Khadijah, Aisyah, mother Maria, Elisabeth, Dewi Sita, Dropadi, and Putri Yasodhara is just camouflage," said Putri Candrawathi's legal adviser Sarmauli Simangunsong during a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday, February 2. Prosecutors are considered from the start to have acted and have a discriminatory and sexist mindset from the start. Moreover, the prosecutor's argument is also not in line with the statement about sexual violence. This is because the prosecutor considers that the rape experienced by Putri Candrawathi is just a fantasy. "It is very unfortunate because in other parts the public prosecutor stated that sexual violence is only a form of imagination, once again imaginary," he said. In addition, the prosecutor should not have to echo the issue of infidelity between Putri Candrawathi and Yosua alias Brigadier J. Because, it is very detrimental to the personal and family of the defendant. "If the public prosecutor has good intentions and really respects the defendant as a woman and mother, then the public prosecutor will not issue an affair that is not supported by any witness testimony or evidence," said Sarmauli. Putri Candrawathi in this case is considered to meet the elements of Article 340 of the Criminal Code, subsidiary to Article 55 paragraph 1 to (1) of the Criminal Code. This is because Ferdy Sambo's wife was involved in a series of premeditated murder of Brigadier J. His involvement helped with planning and led Brigadier J to the execution site which is Ferdy Sambo's official residence in the Police Complex, Duren Tiga, South Jakarta. Thus, the prosecutor charged Putri Candrawati with imprisonment for 8 years.