The search warrant for the Sentul house belonging to former Deputy\nAttorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah came\nunder scrutiny during a pretrial hearing.<\/p>\n
An expert witness presented by Febrie\u2019s legal team, M Arif Setiawan,\na criminal law expert from the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII),\nassessed that a search is invalid if it is conducted outside the\nlocation permitted by the court.<\/p>\n
According to Arif, there was an error in the process of issuing the\nsearch warrant if two different letters were submitted by investigators\nto different courts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must have been an administrative error in how the permit could\nbe issued, while the request was for the Polda Metro Jaya jurisdiction,\u201d\nhe said during the continuation of the pretrial hearing at the South\nJakarta District Court on Thursday (20\/8).<\/p>\n
Therefore, Arif stated that the search could not be considered lawful\nbecause it was carried out based on an incorrect request letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the expert, this is invalid. Because it was based on an\nincorrect request letter, and the ruling did not match what was\nrequested,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Consequently, Arif viewed the search conducted by investigators as\nalso being invalid. Thus, he said, the items seized became invalid and\ncould not be used as evidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is followed up later by taking over authority over an object,\nseizing it for example, and the seizure permit is the same as this, then\nthe seizure is also invalid. If the seizure is invalid, it also cannot\nbe used as evidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Previously, National Police Headquarters asserted that the entire\nseries of search and seizure activities carried out at the Sentul house\nbelonging to former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie\nAdriansyah complied with regulations.<\/p>\n
This was conveyed by the Head of the Legal Aid Bureau at National\nPolice Headquarters, Brigadier General Veris Septriansyah, on the\nsidelines of the pretrial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court on\nThursday (20\/8).<\/p>\n
Veris said that this provision was also affirmed by the expert\nwitness presented by Febrie\u2019s side. In the hearing, he said, the expert\nin question agreed with the seizure and search activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, regarding the seizure and search. As long as the form of the\nsearch and seizure has relevance to the actions of the applicant, it is\nlawful. It may be carried out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Veris stated that all actions by investigators\nfrom the Corruption Eradication Corps at National Police Headquarters\nand Polda Metro Jaya also complied with the rules set out in Law Number\n20 of 2025 concerning the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/febries-pretrial-search-warrant-for-sentul-house-under-scrutiny-1787244728", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }