A single-judge pre-trial hearing at Denpasar District Court (PN\nDenpasar) has ordered Bali Police to release I Made Daging, the former\nhead of the Bali Regional Office of the National Land Agency (BPN).\nJudge Kadek Dedy Arcana issued the order after ruling that Made Daging\u2019s\ndetention was unlawful.<\/p>\n
The ruling was delivered at a pre-trial hearing at Denpasar District\nCourt on Tuesday (13 October 2026). The judge declared Detention Warrant\nNo.\u00a0SP.Han\/31\/IX\/WJA\/Ditreskrimsus\/1.24\/2026\/Ditreskrimsus, dated 16\nSeptember 2026, invalid and without binding legal force.<\/p>\n
The judge also ordered the respondent to release Made Daging from\ndetention with immediate effect if he was being held under that\nwarrant.<\/p>\n
Although his detention was ruled unlawful, Made Daging\u2019s status as a\nsuspect remains unchanged. The judge upheld the legality of his\ndesignation as a suspect.<\/p>\n
The ruling means Made Daging\u2019s challenge to his detention has\nsucceeded, but it does not alter his suspect status.<\/p>\n
His lawyer, Gede Pasek Suardika, said his client must be released\nimmediately. His team will go to Bali Police to arrange the ruling\u2019s\nimplementation after receiving an official copy from the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur client must be released today, because the judge has delivered\nthe ruling. We are therefore waiting for the original judgment, and will\ngo straight to the Bali Police detention and evidence unit to request\nhis release,\u201d Pasek said after the hearing.<\/p>\n
Pasek said the ruling showed that detention must meet the applicable\nlegal requirements, rather than being imposed solely because\ninvestigators fear certain eventualities.<\/p>\n
The legal team is also preparing a complaint over alleged false\nstatements in the investigation record (BAP). Pasek said the complaint\nwould be filed after Made Daging is released.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce our client is out, we will immediately file a counter-report.\nThe report concerns the investigation record. It contains false\nstatements, and that is what we will report,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pasek also disclosed plans to lodge a third pre-trial application.\nThe next application is expected to challenge the termination of an\ninvestigation and the revocation of the suspect designation in an\nearlier case.<\/p>\n
He argued that a case in which a suspect designation has been upheld\nin a pre-trial ruling should be brought before a court for trial.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet the trial decide that Mr Daging is innocent, rather than\ninvestigators terminating the case,\u201d Pasek said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bali Police\u2019s lawyer, Senior Commissioner I Nyoman Gatra,\nsaid the force accepted the ruling and would comply with the judge\u2019s\ndecision.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must follow and accept whatever the honourable pre-trial judge\nhas decided. The judge has exercised their authority, so we are obliged\nto submit to, follow and carry out the decision,\u201d Gatra said by\ntelephone.<\/p>\n
On Made Daging\u2019s release, Gatra said implementation was a technical\nmatter for investigators. Bali Police was still waiting for the court\u2019s\nofficial ruling before deciding on the next steps.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for the release, when it happens and other details are a\ntechnical matter for the investigators, but we are certainly waiting for\nthe court\u2019s decision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gatra also said Bali Police was ready to respond if Made Daging\u2019s\nside filed another pre-trial application.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/made-daging-wins-pre-trial-challenge-as-judge-rules-detention-unlawful-1791874230", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }