THE Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is disappointed with the Panel of Judges at the Surabaya District Court (PN) who acquitted defendant Gregorius Ronald Tannur, son of former DPR member Edward Tannur on charges of murdering Dini Sera Afriyanti, 29. The judges were deemed not to have viewed the case holistically.
“Well, we see that the judge did not see this as a holistic event, but the judge actually saw it piecemeal. The judge should have considered, for example, the fact that there were fatalities,” said Head of the Attorney General’s Office’s Legal Information Center Harli Siregar at the Attorney General’s Office Building, South Jakarta, Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Harli said in the trial facts the judge’s consideration was to acquit the defendant because there were no witnesses who saw the incident directly. Then, the victim’s death was more based on the influence of alcohol.
The fact of the victim’s death was asked to be considered by the judge. Moreover, there was a relationship between the victim and the perpetrator. Moreover, said Harli, at the same time the victim and the perpetrator were together.
“There was an argument, there is CCTV evidence showing that the victim had been run over. There is a Visum et Reperteum which explains that the victim had injuries,” explained Harli.
He believes that it should be a holistic judge’s consideration and complete evidence. He explained that in criminal law even though there is an event of someone’s death without witnesses, the judge must still solve the mystery puzzle holistically.
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“Then, who should be responsible for the deceased? Can it only be based on evidence stating that it was due to the influence of alcohol or because there were no witnesses,” he said.
Reasons for Ronald Tanur’s Release
Previously, the Panel of Judges revealed the considerations for acquitting the son of former Council member Edward Tannur. In the verdict read by Chief Justice Erintuah Damanik, it was stated that Ronald Tannur was considered not legally and convincingly proven not guilty of murder or assault that caused Dini’s death.
“The defendant was not proven legally and convincingly as in the first charge, Article 338 of the Criminal Code or the second, Article 351 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code or the third, Article 359 of the Criminal Code and 351 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code,” said Erintuah Damanik at the Surabaya District Court, Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
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Erintuah Damanik assessed that the defendant Ronald Tannur was still trying to provide assistance when the victim was critical. At that time the defendant had taken the victim to the hospital to get help.
The Attorney General’s Office has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court (MA) on this decision. The Attorney General’s Office is waiting for a copy of the court’s decision as a basis for compiling a cassation memorandum. The Adhyaksa Corps has 14 days to declare an appeal and 14 days after that to file its cassation memorandum.
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