Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives\u2019 Commission III,\nRudianto Lallo, has commended the Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung)\nfor securing the Head of the Karo District Prosecutor\u2019s Office (Kajari\nKaro) along with his team of prosecutors, describing it as a progressive\nstep in safeguarding the institution\u2019s integrity. This action serves as\na stern warning to all regional prosecutors against misusing their\nauthority in handling cases.<\/p>\n
Rudianto emphasised that the incident involving videographer Amsal\nSitepu should serve as a valuable lesson for the Adhyaksa Corps to\nensure that personnel at the grassroots level operate\nprofessionally.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it is a valuable lesson for the Attorney General\u2019s Office\ninstitution to ensure that field personnel, at the Kajari level and\nbelow, truly maintain their integrity. No more seeking out cases or\nfabricating errors, resulting in cases that should not be brought to\ntrial being elevated. Ultimately, it is the Prosecutor\u2019s Office\ninstitution that gets tarnished,\u201d said Rudianto in Jakarta on Monday\n(6\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
This politician from the NasDem Party Faction appreciated the\nAttorney General\u2019s efforts in not tolerating any suspected procedural\ndeviations. According to him, the material and immaterial losses\nsuffered by the victim due to the arbitrariness of rogue elements must\nbe compensated with commensurate sanctions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Attorney General\u2019s Office\u2019s step in holding the Kajari Karo and\nhis team accountable for such behaviour is, in my view, a progressive\nmove. It is progressive because there must be punishment. They cannot be\nlet off just like that; there must be punishment because there are\nmaterial and immaterial losses suffered by the victim,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Rudianto added that a thorough examination is necessary to uncover\nwhether there are ethical or criminal violations in the legal process.\nThe securing of the rogue prosecutors is seen as part of the check and\nbalance mechanism to control law enforcement apparatus at the regional\nlevel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus, when the Attorney General\u2019s Office secures the Kajari and team\nparties, I think it is a progressive step as part of the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s oversight of rogue prosecutors below who often engage in abuse\nof power, practices of misusing authority, and arbitrariness towards the\npeople,\u201d Rudianto continued.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, this legislator from South Sulawesi urged that the\nresults of the examination of Kajari Karo and his team be announced\ntransparently to the public. This is important so that public trust in\nlaw enforcement can be restored and serve as an answer to existing\nconcerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, the mechanism must certainly involve a transparent process,\nopenly, so that the public feels this is the answer. Yes, this is\nactually not just about the Karo Prosecutor\u2019s Office, I think, but the\nwhole of Indonesia,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He hopes this incident will have a deterrent effect nationally, so\nthat no rogue prosecutors dare to \u201cplay around\u201d with cases anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this incident, colleagues in the Prosecutor\u2019s Office will\nsurely be more cautious, no longer playing around with cases, trying to\nmanipulate cases, and so on. This is the wisdom behind this incident.\nCases handled must truly have motives with broad impact,\u201d Rudianto\nconcluded.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) moved to secure\nthe Head of the Karo District Prosecutor\u2019s Office (Kajari Karo), Dante\nRajagukguk, along with the Head of the Criminal Investigation Section\n(Kasi Pidsus) and two Deputy Heads of Subsections who handled the case\nof videographer Amsal Sitepu. This step was taken to conduct a\ncomprehensive clarification regarding allegations of unprofessionalism\nin handling the case.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Legal Information Centre (Kapuspenkum) of the\nAttorney General\u2019s Office, Anang Supriatna, confirmed that the\nwithdrawal of these prosecutors was carried out by the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s Intelligence Team on Saturday night (4\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is clear is that last Saturday night, the individuals\nconcerned, including Kajari Karo, Kasi Pidsus, and the two Deputy Heads\nof Subsections handling the case\u2014those prosecutors have been secured and\nwithdrawn by the Attorney General\u2019s Intelligence Team,\u201d Anang said in\nJakarta on Monday (6\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Anang explained that an internal examination had previously been\nconducted by the North Sumatra Attorney General\u2019s Office. However, the\nAttorney General\u2019s leadership decided to take over the examination\nprocess to ensure more objective and transparent results, given the\nuproar caused by this case.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is clear is this is a response from the leadership regarding\nthe handling of a case that has an impact like this\u2014Amsal Sitepu\u2019s case\nis like what. So at that time, an examination was also being conducted\nat the North Sumatra Attorney General\u2019s Office, but we took it over\ndirectly by the Attorney General\u2019s team to make it more objective. What\nis clear is that we prioritise the principle of caution and the\npresumption of innocence,\u201d Anang stated.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attorney-generals-office-secures-karo-district-attorney-and-team-dpr-punishment-must-be-imposed-1775620389", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }