40 Figures Submit Amicus Curiae, Requesting Ex-Chief Ombudsman to Be Released
As many as forty national figures submitted friend-of-the-court documents to the Panel of Judges at the Central Jakarta Corruption Crime Court to support the former Chairman of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia, Hery Susanto, to be acquitted of all legal charges.
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The legal opinion document was submitted by spokesperson Hasrul Harahap to the Chief Judge Dwi Elyarahma Sulistiowati and members of the panel in a duplicate trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court. The figures asked the panel of judges to examine all elements of the indictment carefully based on the facts of the trial and valid evidence.
It was emphasized that this submission was not a form of interference in the judicial process, but rather a contribution of independent legal thought to provide an objective view. They emphasized that the imposition of criminal sentences should not be based on mere assumptions, friendship ties, social relations, or mere administrative events.
It is reminded that the financial transactions that appear in this case do not necessarily prove the existence of a criminal act of bribery without examining the background and purpose. The panel of judges is asked to apply the principle of reasonable doubt in the interests of the defendant if the elements of the crime fail to be proven by the public prosecutor.
In this case, Hery previously faced imprisonment for five years and six months and a fine of hundreds of millions of rupiah. The agenda for the hearing to read the decision by the panel of judges is planned to take place on the fifth of November at the same court.