The DKI High Court Explains The Difference Between The AG Appeal Decision Session, And The South Jakarta District Court Decision Session

AG while attending a hearing at the South Jakarta District Court, Jakarta, on March 30, 2023. (Between / Luthfia Miranda Putri)

JAKARTA - Public Relations Officer of the DKI Jakarta High Court, Binsar Pakpahan explained the difference in the appeal hearing against the defendant AG's son regarding the premeditated abuse case of David Ozora because it relates to the juvenile criminal justice system.

According to Binsar, the trial has been stated in Law number 11 of 2012, regarding the mechanism for handling child criminal cases because they must pay attention to the interests of children and so on.

At the appeal level, he continued, the appeals court was a retrial. In the judicial system the most important retrial is studied carefully, how to handle the facts found in court at the first instance, in this case in a district court.

"If it is considered sufficient, a decision can be made that can be the same as the PN's decision, it can be different. Different can be changed, relaxed, stressed, or canceled. It has changed completely," he said.

"Even if according to the judge at the appeal level, it turns out that there are many things that are lacking, then add them, they will definitely be added. All of that goes back, the difference is only in the juvenile justice system," he added.

The DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) held a hearing on the appeal decision of the defendant AG (15) for the alleged abuse case against David Ozora (17). The appeal decision hearing was held this Thursday morning, at 09.00 WIB.

As is known, AG has been sentenced to 3 years and 6 months or 3.5 years by a Single Judge at the South Jakarta District Court. At that time, AG's attorney planned to appeal.

"Currently, the appeal case file is in the hands of the appointed judge to try the case at the appeal level," said Public Relations Officer of PT DKI, Binsar Pakpahan in his statement, Thursday, April 27.