Banyuwangi District Court yesterday.
BANYUWANGI – Trial of drug trafficking cases with the accused being members of the National Police, Brigadier Sigit Dwi Susanto, 28, Had to postpone yesterday (18/9). The delay happened because of the legal advisor (PH) the defendant refused to read the exception (defense) on the charges brought by the public prosecutor (JPU) Djoko Susanto.
The agenda for the follow-up trial with presiding judge Elly Istianawati and accompanied by two member judges I Wayan Gede Rumega and Tenny Erma Suryathi was to listen to the exception that the defendant PH would read., Commissioner Sugiarto and Aipda Bambang Purwanto. "I'm sorry, sir, I can't read the exception,” said Kompol Sugiarto when he was given the opportunity to read his defense.
In that trial, Commissioner Sugiarto from the Legal Sector (Bidkum) The East Java Police said:, during the first trial, reading the indictment from the prosecutor, the parties ask for copies of all case files relating to their clients. "This is in accordance with Article" 172 (KUHP),He said.
in fact, clear Sugiarto, The prosecutor was inconsistent because he didn't want to give a copy of the file. So, He asked the panel of judges to provide the client's case file in the District Court (PN) or at the clerk. “We haven't got the file yet,"he said Me na responded to it, Public Prosecutor Djoko Susanto said that based on the law, (UU) No. 18 Year 2003 about the ad-vocate mentioned several requirements, such as non -officers
civil country (civil servant) or state officials and pass the bar exam. “With that in mind, I can't give,"prosecutor's excuse".
Even though the prosecutor has explained the reason for not being given the file, Kompol Sugiar to still doesn't want to read his client's exception which has been finished working on. “The exception is finished I made. Since the cash has not been given yet,
I also can't read,He said.
Sugiarto confessed, The fact that he was told in the trial was not in the capacity of an advocate, but as a PH whose job is to help members of the Police who are considered problematic with the law. "What we are doing is based on the decision of the National Police Chief.",” this tus nya.
The prosecutor and the defendant PH had an argument regarding the trial.
Because there is no meeting point yet, The chairman of the assembly, Ha Kim, asked for a solution in advance. Meanwhile, the trial has been adjourned and will continue next week. "Brother, our legal adviser will give us another chance next Tuesday.","said judge Elly Istianawati while tapping the hammer. (Radar)
