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    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1869640,
        "msgid": "roy-suryos-pretrial-motion-deemed-an-abuse-of-process-to-delay-main-hearing-1784537654",
        "date": "2026-07-20 14:41:02",
        "title": "Roy Suryo's Pretrial Motion Deemed an Abuse of Process to Delay Main Hearing",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "A South Jakarta District Court judge has rejected a second pretrial motion filed by Roy Suryo, ruling that it was an attempt to delay the main trial regarding alleged defamation against former President Joko Widodo. The judge stated that the motion was filed after the case had already been transferred to the court, constituting an abuse of the pretrial procedure. The court emphasised that pretrial hearings can only postpone the main trial if the case is transferred while the pretrial is already in progress.",
        "content": "<p>A judge at the South Jakarta District Court has ruled that a pretrial\nmotion filed by Roy Suryo, a suspect in an alleged defamation case\nconcerning the authenticity of former President Joko Widodo\u2019s academic\ncertificates, cannot be used as a tool to delay the main trial. Judge I\nKetut Darpawan stated during the verdict hearing on Monday that the\naction of filing a pretrial motion regarding the suspect designation\nafter the case had been transferred, and after the first pretrial had\nreached the conclusion stage, was a clear attempt to delay and disrupt\nthe examination of the main case. The judge considered this effort a\nform of abuse of the pretrial process. The judge further reasoned that\nArticle 163 paragraph 1 letter a stipulates that a pretrial examination\ncan only postpone the commencement of the main case examination if the\ncase is transferred while the pretrial process is ongoing. However, if\nthe main case has already been transferred to the court and a pretrial\nmotion is subsequently filed, this must be considered an abuse of legal\nprocedure. Based on these considerations, the judge declared the\npetition irrelevant and rejected it in its entirety. The case is\nregistered under number 108\/Pid.Pra\/2026\/PN JKT.SEL.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/roy-suryos-pretrial-motion-deemed-an-abuse-of-process-to-delay-main-hearing-1784537654",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}