The Judges Did Not Grant Several Requests from Yudha Arfandi's Legal Counsel Regarding the Death Case of Dante

Kapanlagi.com - The continuation trial of the death case of Raden Andante Khalif Pramudityo alias Dante, son of Angger Dimas and Tamara Tyasmara was held again at the East Jakarta District Court (PN) on Thursday (15/8/2024). In this session, the agenda was to hear testimonies from two doctors from Premiere Jatinegara Hospital, Cathrine Yosefin, and the doctor who always treated Dante when he was ill, Lineus Hewis.

Yudha Arfandi's legal counsel, Dailunt Sailant, stated that they did not dispute the statements from the two witnesses presented in the trial. Dailunt assessed that the testimonies of the two doctors were independent and purely based on what they saw and did while treating Dante.

"From a medical standpoint, we do not dispute anything because we consider it independent; they explained what they saw and did. There is no problem," said Dailunt Sailant at the East Jakarta District Court (PN) on Thursday (15/8/2024).

1. Request CCTV Recording

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In the hearing, Dailunt Sailant also made several requests to the panel of judges. One of the requests made was to display the CCTV recording in the courtroom.

"One is to show the disk recorder, it hasn’t been shown so far. One of the requests is to open the CCTV in the trial so we know if this is what was seized or something else," he said.

2. Unclear Perspective

Dailunt also assesses that the circulating CCTV recording only shows an angle from behind Yudha Arfandi. According to him, the recording does not clearly show the movements of his client's hands, which could lead to assumptions from others.

"Secondly, the circulating CCTV is a recording from behind the suspect's angle, so the hand movements are narrated by witnesses who watched it, suggesting that the hand movements are obscured from behind because they are not visible, right?" he added.

3. CCTV from Another Angle

Dailunt added that so far the investigators have never shown CCTV recordings from other angles, such as the front, right, and left. This has made his side doubt the accuracy of the existing recordings.

"The investigators have never shown from the front, from the right, or left. If there are, it could be seen how the position of the hands, whether they were indeed submerged or under the armpit and then released while swimming. That would be different. Therefore, we request that all angles be shown so we can see everything. It affects people's assumptions. If this is just an assumption, it can't be seen," he said.

4. Examination from Polda Verbalisan

In addition, Dailunt also requested an examination of the verbalisan from Polda who handled this case. According to him, in the summary that was made, the allegations of premeditated murder, murder, violence against children, and negligence resulting in death were not clearly stated.

"Thirdly, we request an examination from the verbalisan of Polda. Because every time they examine all the witnesses, there is an allegation of one premeditated murder, two murders, three violence against children, and then negligence or carelessness resulting in death," he said.

5. Rejection of the Judges' Assembly

Nevertheless, the judges' assembly rejected the requests made by Dailunt. The judge reasoned that in practice, if the Minutes of Examination (BAP) contradict the testimonies of witnesses, then the BAP can be refuted.

"Not granted," said Dailunt.

"Only two (were granted)," he added.

6. Differences in Testimony

Dailunt also revealed that there are differences in testimony regarding the minutes of the seizure of evidence. He stated that the evidence was transferred to someone who was not entitled to it before it was finally seized.

"The three earlier, the reason is that in practice it is indeed true, when the BAP contradicts the testimonies of witnesses, it can be refuted. But our hope was granted. Now the fourth is that the minutes of the case show that the seizure was made from Yono. Meanwhile, the statement from the pool owner, from the police sector, is that it was at the crime scene," he explained.

"Two conflicting things, but we believe there is written evidence after 10 days, we doubt its authenticity, it had already changed hands to someone who was not entitled to it before it was seized," he continued.

7. Crime Scene Examination

Therefore, Dailunt requested that a crime scene examination be conducted, including the determination of the CCTV positions at the swimming pool where the incident occurred. This is considered important to help clarify assumptions arising from the CCTV footage that only shows certain angles.

"We request a site examination, we want to determine where the CCTV is located, what the swimming pool looks like, this is to help us, while people are making their own assumptions when viewing the CCTV footage, even though the CCTV only captures from one angle, from the back," he concluded.

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