The expedition team continues to search for ancient buildings in Banyuwangi. This time the colonial building expedition team consisting of Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi (JP-RaBa) and Banjoewangie Tempo Doeloe (BTD) located in an old building to the west of the Diponegoro Stadium.
The team immediately found out the history of the ancient building to the west of the Diponegoro Stadium. There is an ancient building there. North of the road. The building turned out to be the office of the first Banyuwangi District Court before finally moving to Jalan Adi Sucipto No. 26.
Based on data obtained by the JP-RaBa and BTD teams from the Banyuwangi District Court's official website, PN Banyuwangi during the Dutch colonial period was better known as Landraad. The title changed to the Judiciary Police office during the Japanese occupation.
In the year 1959 officially became the Banyuwangi District Court with the head of the court at that time Soewarno Ronowiredjo SH and the chief clerk named Soemardjo. Since the beginning it was inaugurated as the Banyuwangi District Court office, building on Jalan Attorney General Suprapto 52, Banyuwangi, it's up to date 22 December 1981 still used by the government as the Banyuwangi District Court office.
Finally, the Banyuwangi District Court office moved to a new location, namely on Jalan Adi Sucipto 26, Banyuwangi, until now. The area of the old PN office is approx 4.200 square meter. At that time, the office was inaugurated by the director general of General Judiciary Development.
Nah, before officially becoming the Banyuwangi District Court office, This office, which is better known as Landraad Banjoewangi, was often used by the colonial government to judge those who were guilty..
Based on the search for the Head of BTD, Munawir, Citizens who are involved in old-time legal cases are not only tried in Landraad Banjoewangi, but there are also those who are being tried at the Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blambangan Banyuwangi.
This was done because during the colonial era there were not hearings every day. Of course this is different from today's era where there are trials almost every day. Pendapa Banyuwangi was chosen as the second place of the hearing after Landraad Banjowangi due to distance and time.
“In the past, it was not every day that someone was caught in a legal case. Recorded in the history of the year 1929 There was once a murder trial in this Landraad,Munawir explained. The colonial heritage expedition team entered the old building. The inside of the building did look empty and uninhabited.
Weeds grow a lot in the courtyard to the backyard of the building. The building also looks dirty. Lots of dust here and there. The main building of the building was used as a courtroom.
Need to know, Landraad Banjoewangi does not only consist of one building. There are also other buildings in the old PN office complex, namely to the east of the main building. The building is the official residence of civil servants (civil servant) who work at PN Banyuwangi.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of BTD, Kent Ali, mentioned that in addition to being used as the first trial location in Banyuwangi, the old PN office also used to function as the prosecutor's office and also as the Banyuwangi District Court archive room.
"Yes that's right, This building used to be the court archives,said MH. Qowim, expedition team leader. The official residence in the east of the main Landraad building has always been visited by civil servants at the Banyuwangi District Court. According to Mrs. Iis, 47, one of the coffee shop owners around the building said, just a month ago the occupants of the official residence east of the main Landraad building were abandoned.
“There used to be approx 5 KK who lives here. All court officials. But now there is no one left. So, currently the building and official residence is completely empty,” said the woman who also used to clean the front yard of the Landraad office.
Mrs. Iis' statement was confirmed by BTD's PR, Yanuar Widodo. According to him, when he was little he often played to the official house. Besides being close to his house, also because one of his friends lives in the official residence.
“My friend's name is Muhammad Sodiq. Used to live here,concluded the bespectacled man. (radar)
