Roy Suryo's Legal Team Prepares Arrest Video as Evidence for Pre-Trial Hearing
The legal team for Roy Suryo, who is facing allegations regarding the alleged fake diploma of Indonesia’s 7th President, Joko Widodo, is preparing video recordings of his arrest to be used as evidence in his pre-trial motion hearing.
“We will request the South Jakarta District Court to provide us with facilities, such as a screen, so that the videos depicting the process of arrest and detention, particularly the arrest at Mr Roy’s residence, can finally be presented to the public,” said Roy’s lawyer, Abdul Gafur Sangadji, to reporters on Monday (29/6).
This evidence will be presented during the pre-trial motion hearing during the evidentiary stage scheduled for Wednesday (1/7).
Meanwhile, on Tuesday (30/6), the hearing agenda involves the respondents and co-respondents, namely the Metro Jaya Regional Police and the South Jakarta District Attorney’s Office.
“Tomorrow, after we submit our response, we will present our replication. We hope the examination process proceeds quickly so that we can move straight to the evidentiary stage,” said Gafur.
It is noted that in the petition of the pre-trial motion, Roy is asking the South Jakarta District Court judge to declare the search of his house as invalid and unlawful.
“To declare that the search conducted by the respondent against the petitioner’s residence is invalid and unlawful because it was not based on permission from the competent local District Court Chairperson,” said Roy’s lawyer, Refly Harun, while reading the petition during the pre-trial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday (29/6).
In his petition, Roy’s camp also requests the pre-trial judge to declare that the arrest carried out by the Metro Jaya Regional Police is invalid and violates regulations.
“To declare that the arrest carried out by the respondent against the petitioner, based on Arrest Warrant Number SP.Kap/703/VI/Res.1.14./2026/Ditreskrimum/Polda Metro Jaya dated 19 June 2026, is invalid because it was conducted unlawfully, violating Article 29, Article 95 paragraph 1 in conjunction with paragraph 2, Article 97 paragraph 2, and is inconsistent with Article 1 paragraph 3 in conjunction with Article 28A paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 28I paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution, and violates the principle of legal certainty,” stated Refly.
Furthermore, Roy also seeks to have his detention, based on Detention Warrant Number SP.Han/458/VI/Res.1.14.1/2026/Ditreskrimum/Polda Metro Jaya dated 19 June 2026, declared invalid.
This is on the grounds that it violates Article 29, Article 40, Article 100 paragraph 5 letters a to h, and is inconsistent with Article 1 paragraph 3 in conjunction with Article 28B paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 28I paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution, and violates the principle of legal certainty.