another story about Susno Duaji

The South Jakarta District Court on Monday rejected a pretrial motion by high-ranking policeman Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji on the grounds that police had sufficient preliminary evidence to detain the suspect on fraud charges.

“The South Jakarta District Court considers that the police report and testimony by a witness can serve as preliminary evidence, which serves as the basis for police to arrest the suspect,” said sole Judge Haswandi. “Police have secured more than enough evidence required by the law to make the arrest.”

According to the Criminal Procedures Code, a suspect can be detained if he is charged with a crime punishable by five years in jail, Haswandi said.

“The plaintiff is charged under articles 5, 7, 11, 12 of the Anti-Corruption Law that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Accordingly, the arrest has the legal standing,” the judge said.

“The court rejects in full the pretrial motion lodged by the plaintiff,” he said.

Police claimed that they had secured enough evidence to arrest Susno in the form of bank receipts and parking tickets, in addition to testimonies by witnesses, but lawyers reacted with outrage after they became aware that the bank account belonged to Haposan Hutagalung, another lawyer being detained for a tax evasion scandal reported by Susno.

Moreover, there was no record of a Rp 500 million ($54,000) money transfer to Susno from the account as had earlier been alleged by the police.

“The bank account has nothing to do with the alleged Rp 500 million bribe to Susno so it cannot serve as evidence,” lawyer Henry Yosodiningrat said.

source : The Jakarta Globe