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1. Cases Description
Chronologically, the defendant was caught using drugs when the police
conducted a search based on public information at the defendant's house.
In the trial, the prosecutor showed the picture evidence of one plastic bag
containing white crystals methamphetamine, recorded in group I with a net
weight of 0.002 grams. The prosecutor accused the defendant of
committing a criminal act "without rights or against the law of possession,
maintenance, control of non-plant narcotics class I", as regulated in Article
112 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotic.
2. Observation Result
Regarding trials that are conducted online, there are several main obstacles that I face:
the trial lasts longer and is not conducive, this happens because the courts and prisons
internet connections are often cut off, not to mention the judges who have to keep shouting
so that the defendant and the prosecutor can hear the voice more clearly. In my opinion,
there are several trial practices that are not in accordance with the criminal procedure law,
which are:
The judge doesn't open the trial and doesn't declared the trial open to the
public. The implication is that the decision can be said to be invalid or null and
void. Article 64 of the Criminal Procedure Code regulates that “Defendants
have the right to be tried in a court that is open to the public”; Article 153
paragraph (3) states that: “For the purpose of examination, the head judge at
trial opens court and declared it open to the public except in cases of decency
or alleged children. 2.” and; Article 153 paragraph (4): Failure to fulfill the
provisions in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) results in the cancellation of the
decision.
In the agenda of reading the indictment letter, the judge did not remind the
defendant to pay attention to the indictment letter nor asking if the defendant
understand the indictment letter or not. In fact, if not reminded, the defendant
could not properly understand the contents of the indictment which result in
the losing of right to know of defendant on what he was accused of. Article
155 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code regulates that “At the
beginning of the trial, the head of the trial asked the defendant about his full
name, place of birth, age or date of birth, gender, nationality, place of
residence, religion and occupation and remind the defendant to pay attention
to everything he hears and sees at the trial. "
The judge does not allow other witnesses to leave the courtroom. This practice
allows other witnesses to know what questions the judge is asking and allows
the witness to prepare answers in advance. This injures Article 160 paragraph
(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code Letter A: “Witnesses are summoned to the
courtroom one by one in the order they are most likely beneficial by the head
judge at trial after hearing the opinion of the public prosecutor, defendant or
legal adviser.