The Pretrial Initial Session On Firli Bahuri Tak Kunjung Ditahan Held March 13

Former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri was caught in a case of alleged extortion and gratification. (doc KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta District Court has received a pretrial lawsuit related to Firli Bahuri's never being detained, who is a suspect in the alleged extortion and gratification case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL. The inaugural trial will be held on March 13, 2024. "For pretrial, the first trial will be Wednesday, March 13," said Acting Public Relations of the South Jakarta District Court, Djuyamto to VOI, Friday, March 1. Later, the trial process for case number 33/Pid.Pra/2024/PN.Jkt.Sel will be led by Tunggal Judge Sri Rejeki Marshinta. In the lawsuit, the defendants or the defendants, namely the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo; Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto; and DKI Kajati Narendra Jatna. Meanwhile, MAKI Coordinator, Boyamin Saiman said the reason for filing a pretrial lawsuit was because the National Police Chief and the Regional Police Chief were deemed to have stopped the investigation process illegally by not detaining Firli Bahuri. "That the Kapolda and the National Police Chief have terminated the investigation illegally because they did not detain Firli Bahuri," he said. "That in order to comply with this decision by the respondents, it is necessary to order the judges to the respondents to detain FB," continued Boyamin. In addition, the respondents are also considered to have immediately transferred Firli Bahuri's case file. Then, the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office is also considered to have to immediately state that the case file is complete. "That the Respondents should immediately hand over the case file for the third time to the Public Prosecutor of the DKI Jakarta Prosecutor's Office and the Public Prosecutor should immediately state the complete file if the evidence has fulfilled the elements of corruption suspected by investigators," said Boyamin.

Meanwhile, the petitum in the lawsuit included: 1. The third party valid applicant has an interest in filing the aquo pretrial 2. The South Jakarta District Court has the authority to try 3. State that Respondent I and Respondent II have terminated the investigation because they did not detain Firli Bahuri. 4. Order the Respondents to detain FB. 5. Ordered the Respondents to hand over the case file for the third time to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office. 6. Ordered Respondent II to form a Corruption Eradication Corps under the direct command of the National Police Chief.