Roy Suryo Detained and Case Files Transferred, Legal Counsel Draws Comparison with Haris Azhar Case

The legal counsel for Roy Suryo, Ahmad Khozinudin, has asked the South Jakarta District Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari Jaksel) to act professionally. He requested that Kejari Jaksel not detain his client during the phase two transfer process. “As long as law enforcement can be carried out without detention, then detention becomes unnecessary,” Khozinudin said at Polda Metro Jaya on Monday (22/6/2026). He was accompanying Roy Suryo, who was being moved from the Kramat Jati Police Hospital to Polda Metro Jaya to complete administrative procedures before being handed over to Kejari Jaksel along with the case evidence. Khozinudin assessed that the administrative process at the police investigation level tended to be excessive. According to him, investigators have other legal options besides making an arrest or detention. “One of them is through a formal summons mechanism regulated in the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP),” Khozinudin stated. Furthermore, he compared the case ensnaring his client with the alleged defamation case involving Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti. In that case, the legal process proceeded to trial without any detention of the suspects. He also argued that the primary offence charged against Roy Suryo is defamation and slander, similar to the Haris-Fatia case. He expressed regret over the addition of articles related to electronic data manipulation under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE). “Do not extend it with irrelevant offences, for example offences concerning editing or manipulation of electronic data. We understand this (additional article) is merely a pretext to enable detention,” Khozinudin said.