Bimantoro violated law, court told
Bimantoro violated law, court told
JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro
violated the law for ordering the arrest and detention of Sr.
Comr. Banjarnahor without any reason, a lawyer told a court
hearing on Tuesday.
Banjarnahor is one of eight middle-ranking police officers who
are suing Bimantoro at South Jakarta District Court. The
officers, through their lawyers, filed the lawsuit on Monday.
Soekartono, a lawyer for Banjarnahor, told the hearing that
his client received a summons from the police internal affairs
and investigation department dated July 23, to clarify his
involvement in a meeting at Kafe Waroeng Menteng in South Jakarta
on July 22.
Banjarnahor was not present at the meeting, although some
other mid-ranking police officers appeared, Soekartono said.
"What was the basis for Banjarnahor's arrest and detention? He
didn't commit any crime at all. Therefore, the arrest and
detention should be declared unlawful," he said.
On the other hand, Bimantoro's lawyer, Adj. Comr. Rudi
Heriyanto, insisted that Banjarnahor be tried at a military
tribunal and he asked judge Abdul Kadir to issue a verdict on the
case.
Responding to the lawyer's demand, Abdul Kadir said that he
would have to coordinate with other judges handling the hearings
of the seven other plaintiffs.
The hearing for Banjarnahor's case will resume on Wednesday.
Banjarnahor, along with Sr. Comr. Alfons Loemau, Sr. Comr.
Salikin Moenits, Sr. Comr. Parlindungan Sinaga, Sr. Comr. Nurdin
Umar, Sr. Comr. Bambang Widodo, Sr. Comr. Badaruzzaman Hidir and
Adj. Comr. Herman Kotto were arrested for insubordination and
have been detained since July 23 under Bimantoro's orders.
They are currently being detained at Mobile Brigade
Headquarters in Kelapa Dua, south of here.
The plaintiffs allegedly staged a revolt against Bimantoro
following the meeting at the cafe, which was about the general's
defiance of former president Abdurrahman Wahid, who suspended him
as National Police chief on July 1. (04)