Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI)\nwill summon the Head of the Karo District Prosecutor\u2019s Office (Kajari\nKaro) and the Public Prosecutor (JPU) in the case of alleged markup in\nthe production of village profile videos by videographer Amsal Christy\nSitepu on Thursday (2\/4).<\/p>\n
Commission III Chairman Habiburrokhman stated that there appears to\nbe resistance, allegedly orchestrated by Kajari Karo, following the\ncommission\u2019s meeting to discuss the Amsal case on Monday (30\/3).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see resistance, possibly from corrupt law enforcement officials\nwho are uncomfortable with our activities in hearing public aspirations\nand holding RDPU. Today, a group of people demonstrated there. I don\u2019t\nknow if it was instigated by Kajari Karo or not, but we will\ninvestigate,\u201d said Habib at the parliamentary complex on Wednesday\n(1\/4).<\/p>\n
He mentioned that there is also a narrative being built by Kejari\nKaro regarding the suspension of Amsal\u2019s detention.<\/p>\n
Habib explained that the suspension of Amsal\u2019s detention was\npreviously requested by Commission III of the DPR and granted by the\njudge.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a court product, approved by the court. Once approved, Amsal\nshould not have returned to prison. He should have been released\nimmediately. But our colleague Mr Hinca Panjaitan had to wait several\nhours for the prosecutor from the Karo District Prosecutor\u2019s Office to\narrive and sign the documents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the Karo District Prosecutor\u2019s Office is creating\npropaganda as if Commission III violated procedures regarding the\nsuspension of detention.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are creating propaganda as if we violated procedures, when in\nfact they are the ones who have gone far beyond substantive procedures,\u201d\nHabib stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will summon Kajari Karo along with his prosecutors tomorrow, and\nwe will also invite the Prosecutor\u2019s Commission to evaluate such\nmatters,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He expressed disappointment with the attitude of the Karo District\nProsecutor\u2019s Office staff. However, Habib noted that the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s Office has always responded positively to input from the\nDPR.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are ready to be accountable for what we have done in the past few\ndays regarding Amsal Sitepu. We are prepared. Therefore, we will summon\nthem, we will hear their reasons if they are indeed behind the\npropaganda, steering statements as if the public\u2019s aspirations are\nwrong, and as if we are intervening. We will check tomorrow here what\nit\u2019s like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Touching on the acquittal verdict<\/p>\n
However, on the other hand, Habiburrokhman assessed that the judge\nwho issued the acquittal verdict has implemented Article 5 of the\nJudicial Power Law.<\/p>\n
That article states that judges and constitutional judges are obliged\nto explore, follow, and understand legal values and the sense of justice\nthat live in society.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo once again, we highly appreciate the Panel of Judges. Because we\nare the party pushing for the continuous improvement of judges\u2019\nwelfare,\u201d said Habib during a press conference at the parliamentary\ncomplex on Wednesday (1\/4).<\/p>\n
According to Habib, the panel of judges who tried Amsal\u2019s case has\nthoroughly analysed the facts of the case and the evidence. Thus, in\nthat case, creative works are indeed different from goods procurement\nbecause they are subjective in nature.<\/p>\n
He also mentioned the proposed salary increase for judges up to 280\npercent, which is a proposal from Commission III. Not only for career\njudges, but also ad hoc judges.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the beginning of our term in this period, we proposed it\ndirectly, and Alhamdulillah, it was implemented by President Prabowo a\nfew months ago; career judges\u2019 salaries increased by 280 percent,\nfollowed by ad hoc Mahkamah judges,\u201d said Habib.<\/p>\n
Previously, the panel of judges issued an acquittal verdict for\nvideographer Amsal Christy Sitepu, the defendant in the trial at the\nMedan District Court on Wednesday (1\/4).<\/p>\n
Amsal was found not guilty of markup in the production of village\nprofile videos in Karo Regency for the 2020-2022 Fiscal Year, which was\nsaid to have caused state losses of Rp202,161,980.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/parliament-to-summon-karo-district-prosecutors-head-and-prosecutor-in-amsal-sitepu-videographer-case-1775033552", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }