Jakarta –
The South Jakarta District Court jury rejected the objection or memorandum of objection Fort Maruf. The trial of the accused in the case of premeditated murder against Brigadier N Yosua Hutabarat will continue in the probative phase.
“Judging, claiming to dismiss in their entirety the objections or objections of the legal counsel team for the defendant Strong Ma’ruf,” said the chairman of the jury, Wahyu Iman Santosa, reading the interim decision, to the South Jakarta Tribunal district, Jalan Ampera Raya, South Jakarta, Wednesday (10/26/2022).
Judge Wahyu said the prosecutor’s indictment (JPU) met formal and material requirements. The judge ordered the prosecutor to continue the case until the trial stage and to present witnesses before the trial.
“He ordered the prosecutor to continue examining the case on behalf of defendant Strong Ma’ruf,” he added.
Strong Ma’ruf calls the prosecution’s accusation ridiculous
Strong Ma’ruf’s lawyer, Irwan Irawan, denied that his client was aware of the murder scenario of Brigadier Yosua Hutabarat. Irwan said the prosecutor’s indictment was ridiculous because he claimed there was an element of crime when Strong Ma’ruf did not return to Ferdy Sambo’s home in Magelang, Central Java.
“The prosecutor’s mistake in preparing the indictment against defendant Strong Ma’ruf was even more fatal when the prosecutor in his indictment concluded that since defendant Strong Ma’ruf did not return in Magelang at that time, defendant Strong Ma’ruf had fulfilled the element of committing a criminal act. This is obviously very ridiculous, “Irwan said reading the plea at South Jakarta District Court on Thursday (20/10 ).
Irwan admitted that he could not understand the prosecutor’s allegation. Because, Irwan said, how could his client take the initiative to do something without the permission of Ferdy Sambo and Putri Candrawati. Furthermore, the client is only a home assistant (ART).
“How is it possible that the defendant Ma’ruf, who is incidentally a member of the family, has his own initiative to carry out activities without the approval and / or orders of his superiors, Witness Ferdy Sambo and Witness Putri Candrawati, “he said.
Strong Ma’ruf accused of being involved in Joshua’s premeditated murder
Fort Maruf Together, Ferdy Sambo and Putri Candrawati committed the premeditated murder of Brigadier Joshua Hutabarat. Ma’ruf was rumored to be involved in Joshua’s premeditated murder.
In this case, Strong Ma’ruf was accused of violating Article 340 of the Criminal Code, a subsidiary of Article 338 of the Criminal Code. joint Article 55 paragraph 1 of the criminal code.
In his indictment, the prosecutor claimed that Strong Ma’ruf had learned that Ferdy Sambo would kill Joshua. That the knife Strong brought was used in case Joshua had a fight.
“Kuat Ma’ruf, who previously also knew Joshua would be shot, of his own accord and will, carried a knife in his shoulder bag that he could use at any time if Joshua resisted,” the prosecutor said. the indictment in court at the South Jakarta State Court (PN Jaksel), Monday (17/10).
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