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“Do you regret it?” asked the Chairman of the Panel of Judges, I Made Dewa Budi Watsara SH at the Evidence Session for case number 367/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL at the Evidence Session in the Main Courtroom, Prof H Oemar Seno Adji SH South Jakarta District Court (Wednesday, September 27 2023).
“I’m sorry, Your Honor, I don’t know what I have to regret. Even being here, I just followed the whole series of activities carried out by several police officers in this country against me,” said David Ibeneme Ejizu (56 years old) as defendant in case number 367. /Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL while holding back tears. In his defense which was delivered in English and translated into Indonesian by a translator, David Ibeneme Ejizu told a brief chronology of his arrest, detention until he appeared in court.
“I was treated unfairly by the police. My house was ransacked as if I were the perpetrator of a big crime. While I was in pain, I was arrested and detained outside the house. Several police officers entered my house. Then I was taken to their headquarters and interrogated “without being accompanied by a lawyer and translator. My office was also visited and ravaged by them. Valuables were taken and taken by them,” said David Ibeneme Ejizu, sobbing while holding back his emotions.
These remarks were made during the examination on his behalf after listening to the defense witness, namely a Household Assistant (ART) who had worked with his family for around 12 years. “I have worked with the family of Mr David Ibeneme Ejizu for about 12 years, Your Excellency. Throughout that time, I have not encountered this family doing anything strange. This family is good. A religious family that carries out its worship seriously. In fact, I “He was invited to go to his home country, Nigeria,” said ART.
He added that the thing that changed this family’s life came when people wore police uniforms and claimed to be police. “The door of Mr David Ibeneme Ejizu’s house was banged very hard. After I opened the door, they came in and split up to do their own activities. Some people arrested Mr David Ibeneme Ejizu. Some looked around for valuables until someone found them. some money. The person who found the money then asked me for rubber (bracelets). After they had done their activities, together with Mr David Ibeneme Ejizu’s two children, I lived in the house without any need for food. Until finally the neighbors gave me and two “This family’s children need food to continue their lives. Because Mrs (Mr David Ibeneme Ejizu’s wife) is away, aka not at home,” he explained.
As a witness in case number 365/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL on behalf of defendant Francis Fukuyama Ancor, defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu stated that they had known each other since 2018. “Our relationship is in the garment business. Since we first set foot in Indonesia in 2001 , I am used to running a business. From that business, I live my life with my wife and children and obediently pay taxes for this country, the Republic of Indonesia which I love. Until then I formed an association of Nigerians in Indonesia and “I was appointed as administrator by them,” he said.
During the trial, witness Francis Fukuyama Ancor revealed that he (Francis) never told the police that he had ever given money to the defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu. “No,” stressed Francis in response to a question from the defendant’s legal advisor, David Ibeneme Ejizu, regarding handing over or giving a sum of money to his client.
The trial of case number 367/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL was declared finished after the defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu made his defense. The next hearing is the Prosecution or Indictment Hearing on Friday, September 29 2023 at 14.00 WIB. At this trial, three other defendants are also scheduled to be prosecuted after they were presented together at the Evidence Session on Wednesday, September 27 2023. At this trial, all the defendants were accompanied by two to five legal advisors each.
The criminal trial for violation of Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code (KUHAP) was held simultaneously and in a marathon considering that the detention period for all defendants had expired or been completed. on Tuesday, October 3 2023. This was decided after the defendant’s legal advisor reminded him that the defendant’s detention period would expire at the evidentiary hearing scheduled for Monday, September 25 2023. Taking note of this, the Panel of Judges expressed their thanks to the legal advisor and discussed holding a marathon trial. . After the evidentiary hearing on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, the Prosecution or Indictment hearing was held on Friday, 29 September 2023, and continued with the Defense Hearing (Monday, 2 October 2023) and the Verdict or Final Hearing (Tuesday, 3 October 2023).
Just looking back. At the Exception hearing (Note of Objection) Thursday, 27 July 2023, the legal advisory team for case number 367/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL on behalf of the defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu submitted a number of points, including: Release the defendant from State Detention Center; Restoring the rights of the defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu, in his abilities, position, honor and dignity as an innocent person, whose reputation has been defamed due to the Public Prosecutor’s (JPU) indictment, and returning all the evidence that has been confiscated (from his home and office) to the defendant.
At that time, the spokesperson for defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu’s legal advisor, Ronauli Silaen SH, stated that the legal advisor requested that the Honorable Panel of Judges be willing to decide first; first, Receive a Note of Objection (Exception) from the defendant’s Legal Advisory Team; second, Declare that the Prosecutor’s Indictment Letter is inaccurate, unclear or vague (Obscuur Libel); third, Declare that the defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu has not been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing the crime charged, fine, and acquit the defendant from the charge; fourth, Declaring the Prosecutor’s Indictment Letter registered in the case PDM-/140/JKTSL/Eoh.2/05/2023 and signed on May 26 2023 as null and void or at least the prosecutor’s indictment cannot be accepted; seventh, Charge the costs of this case to the state. However, the interim decision decided to continue the trial and gave the Public Prosecutor (JPU) the opportunity to provide evidence.
Apart from Ronauli Silaen SH, the team of legal advisors for defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu included R Achmad Zulfikar Fauzi SH, M Yudho Febriaddin SH, and Anggiat Anju Hutasoit SH. “The team of advocates/legal advisors and/or legal consultants from the Ronauli Silaen & partner advocate office located at Grand Emerald Apartment number 52 LG floor, Jalan Pegangsaan 11 Number 3, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, DKI Jakarta 14240, hereby acts for and upon “The defendant’s name is David Ibeneme Ejizu based on a special power of attorney dated July 7 2023,” said Anggiat Anju Hutasoit SH. The trial is presided over by a Chief Judge accompanied by two Member Judges and a Registrar.
In previous trials, the trial of case number 367/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL on behalf of the defendant, David Ibeneme Ejizu took place in the HM Ali Said SH Courtroom (4) of the South Jakarta District Court. The trial was attended by the Parties, the defendant who was accompanied by an Indonesian translator to translate into a language the defendant understood, as well as visitors and took place.
Case number 367/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL in the name of defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu was registered at the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday, 6 July 2023 based on a file transfer letter on Tuesday, 20 June 2023 with delegation letter number B-/APB/ TUE/EOH.2/06/2023. As public prosecutors are Oharda Prosecutors and Andi Jaya Aryandi SH. During the main trial period, the name of the latter never sat in the seat of the Public Prosecutor (JPU), but was filled by another prosecutor.
This is the longest trial compared to previous trials. The trial took longer due to the presence of a victim witness from Russia who delivered testimony from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Moscow (Russia) via zoom screen, crown witnesses (testimony of each defendant for the other defendant), two defense witnesses from the defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu and the defendant Francis Fukuyama Ancor, and the defense of each defendant. The trial took place from 13.00 to 19.45 WIB. Like previous trials, both pre-trial trials and main trials, this trial was attended by Akudo Agnes Ejizu (wife of David Ibeneme Ejizu), wife of Francis Fukuyama Ancor along with an increasing number of supporters of truth and justice in this country.
Criminal trial case number 367/Pid.sus/2023/PN JKT SEL began on Thursday, July 13 2023 from the HM Ali Said SH Courtroom (4). The trial is chaired by a Chief Judge and two Member Judges and a Registrar. The defendant David Ibeneme Ejizu has been detained since May 26 2023 by the public prosecutor, investigators and district court judge.(Red/at).
