The legal counsel for the five suspects in the beating of KD, a\nchicken thief in Banjar Juwuk Legi, Batunya Village, Baturiti District,\nrecently submitted a request for suspension of detention to the Tabanan\nPolice. However, the police have not been able to grant the request.<\/p>\n
Tabanan Police Chief AKBP I Putu Bayu Pati confirmed that the legal\nadvisers of the five suspects came to the Tabanan Police headquarters to\nsubmit the request for suspension of detention. Bayu Pati stressed,\nhowever, that the request could not be granted because the police are\nstill awaiting the toxicology and exhumation results for KD.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that a request for suspension of detention was submitted.\nIt is still being processed, as the case is still in the investigation\nstage, so the request for suspension cannot yet be granted,\u201d Bayu Pati\nexplained.<\/p>\n
The Tabanan Police are still waiting for the toxicology and\nexhumation results from the hospital. The results of these examinations\nwill serve as a reference for the next steps in the process, including\nwhether the request for suspension of detention can be granted.<\/p>\n
Regarding the claim by the suspects\u2019 legal counsel that KD actually\ndied not at the hands of Juwuk Legi residents, Bayu Pati stressed that\nthis matter cannot yet be made public because it is part of the\ninvestigation material.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot disclose that yet, because it is part of the investigation\nmaterial. Please wait,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
He said that the number of suspects in the beating of KD remains five\npeople. The number of witnesses examined also remains at 30. Bayu Pati\nalso said he did not rule out the possibility of additional suspects\nbeing named.<\/p>\n
Previously, the legal team for the customary residents of Banjar\nJuwuk Legi highlighted the alleged involvement of parties from outside\nthe village in the death of the chicken thief in the area. The\nresidents\u2019 legal team consists of a number of advocates, including\nNyoman Agung Sariawan and Gede Sumarjaya. They said they had found\nstatements indicating that outsiders also took part in beating KD.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found statements from two people that apart from the Juwuk Legi\nresidents who secured and subdued the perpetrator, there were other\npeople from outside Juwuk Legi who are suspected of committing\nviolence,\u201d said Sumarjaya during a press conference in Denpasar on\nThursday (13\/8\/2026).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/suspension-of-detention-for-5-chicken-thief-assault-suspects-not-yet-granted-1786701130", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }