Tuesday, 22 September 2026
MEDAN | INDATANEWS.COM - The Indonesian National Nurses Association (PPNI) branch at Haji Hospital in Medan has filed an Amicus Curiae, or "friend of the court," with the Medan High Court. Through the filing, the nursing organization seeks to present its perspective after the North Sumatra Police Chief and several subordinate officials appealed a pretrial court ruling that had granted Arjoni's petition.
LBH Medan Legal Aid Organization Director Irvan Saputra, S.H., M.H., said PPNI representatives had personally visited the Medan High Court to submit the Amicus Curiae documents to the court's chief judge and deputy chief judge."The Amicus submitted by PPNI essentially seeks justice for Arjoni and her two children, who have been fighting for justice for five years in connection with her police report filed with the North Sumatra Police," Irvan said in an official statement on Monday, September 21, 2026.
The Amicus Curiae filing is connected to an alleged embezzlement case reported by Arjoni to the North Sumatra Police. Arjoni works as a nurse at Haji Hospital in Medan and is the mother of two children. For approximately five years, she has pursued legal avenues to ensure that her report continues to be processed."It must be clarified that Arjoni's report had previously entered the investigation stage, and the North Sumatra Police had also designated the reported party, Heri Rahman, as a suspect," Irvan said.
According to him, Heri Rahman was formally designated a suspect following a case conference. The decision was recorded in the Suspect Designation Order Number Sp.Tap/12/I/2025/Ditreskrimum, dated January 31, 2025. The alleged offense concerned embezzlement under Article 372 of the Indonesian Criminal Code, or Article 486 of the new Criminal Code.However, the North Sumatra Police subsequently terminated the investigation on the grounds that the matter did not constitute a criminal offense. Arjoni then, through her legal representatives at LBH Medan, filed a pretrial petition with the Medan District Court.
Irvan also referred to an earlier pretrial proceeding concerning Heri Rahman's designation as a suspect. In that case, Heri Rahman himself had filed a pretrial petition seeking judicial review of the legality of his suspect status.The Medan District Court ruled on the matter under single judge Monita Honeisty br. Sitorus in Case Number 20/Pid.Pra/2025/PN Medan. In its decision, the judge determined that Heri Rahman's designation as a suspect was lawful.
"After Heri Rahman filed a pretrial petition seeking to have his suspect designation declared invalid, the court rejected Heri Rahman's petition," Irvan said.
After the North Sumatra Police Chief and his subordinates terminated the investigation, Arjoni, through LBH Medan, once again pursued a pretrial proceeding. This time, the petition challenged the legality of the termination of the investigation into the police report she had filed on May 31, 2021.
Medan District Court single judge Loedewijk Ivandrie Simanjuntak, S.H., M.H., ruled on the petition through Pretrial Decision Number 80/Pid.Pra/2026/PN Mdn. The decision was announced on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.The court fully granted Arjoni's petition. The judge also declared the termination of the investigation by the respondents legally invalid.
The ruling concerned the Investigation Termination Order Number SP.Henti.Sidik/367.a/VI/RES.1.11./2026/Ditreskrimum, dated June 26, 2026, as well as Decision Number S.Tap/Henti.Sidik/08.b/VI/RES.1.11 Ditreskrimum, issued on the same date.In addition to declaring the termination of the investigation unlawful, the court ordered the respondents to resume the investigation into Police Report Number LP/B/909/V/2021/SPKT/Polda Sumut, dated May 31, 2021.
The court costs were charged to the state and set at zero.Irvan said the ruling demonstrated that the justification for terminating the investigation on the grounds that no criminal offense had occurred could not be upheld. According to his account, the judge also considered the absence of new facts and determined that terminating the investigation following coordination was inconsistent with the provisions of Indonesia's Criminal Procedure Code, known as KUHAP.
The North Sumatra Police Chief and several officials named as respondents subsequently appealed the decision to the Medan High Court. The appeal was submitted through the Medan District Court registry and recorded under Case Administration Note Number 312/Akta.Pid Pra/2026/PN Medan on August 20, 2026.
The appellants include the North Sumatra Police Chief and several of his subordinates, including the Director of Criminal Investigation, the Head of Sub-Directorate III for Serious and Organized Crimes, Kompol Jama K Purba, the Acting Head of Unit 4 of Sub-Directorate III, AKP Suyanto Usman Nst, S.H., AKP Hardi H. Sianipar, S.H., and Bacrul J. Ritonga, S.H.
The appeal prompted PPNI at Haji Hospital in Medan to file an Amicus Curiae with the Medan High Court. As the professional organization to which Arjoni belongs, PPNI seeks to present its perspective on the proceedings while also expressing its call for justice for the affected party.
"Because of this appeal, PPNI felt compelled to submit an Amicus Curiae (friend of the court) to present its perspective and seek justice for Arjoni and her children," Irvan said.Through the Amicus Curiae, PPNI is asking the Medan High Court to take into account the interests of justice for Arjoni and her two children when reviewing the appeal proceedings.
Irvan said the legal process to date demonstrated how long Arjoni had been seeking justice in connection with her report concerning the alleged embezzlement case filed with the North Sumatra Police.He also highlighted the difference between the earlier designation of a suspect, which the Medan District Court had upheld as lawful, and the subsequent decision by investigators to terminate the case on the grounds that no criminal offense had occurred.
According to Irvan, the termination of the investigation, which became the subject of the pretrial proceedings, was an action that his side considered inconsistent with applicable laws and regulations. He characterized the actions of the North Sumatra Police Chief and his subordinates as abuse of power."The actions of the North Sumatra Police Chief and his subordinates in terminating the investigation into Arjoni's report were in fact arbitrary (abuse of power) and should be contrary to the 1945 Constitution, the Human Rights Law and the Criminal Procedure Code, or KUHAP," Irvan emphasized.
The Amicus Curiae filing has now become part of the appeal proceedings before the Medan High Court. PPNI hopes its arguments will be taken into consideration when the case is reviewed, particularly in relation to the continuation of the investigation into Arjoni's report.The case began with the police report filed on May 31, 2021, and has since gone through several legal stages. These include an investigation, the designation of a suspect, a pretrial proceeding to review that suspect status, and a second pretrial proceeding challenging the termination of the investigation. The Medan District Court's Decision Number 80/Pid.Pra/2026/PN Mdn, which granted Arjoni's petition, is now under appeal after the respondents filed a legal challenge with the Medan High Court. (IDNC)
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