DENPASAR, BALINEWS — I Made Daging A. PTNH, S.H., has filed a police report with the Bali Regional Police over the alleged use of forged documents in a case against him, following a pretrial court ruling that declared his detention unlawful.
The report was registered under Police Report No. LP/B/878/X/2026/SPKT/POLDA BALI, dated October 14, 2026.
The complaint came after a single judge at the Kartika Courtroom on Tuesday, October 13, ruled that the detention order issued against Made Daging was invalid and had no binding legal force.
The detention order, dated September 16, 2026, was identified as No. SP.Han/31/IX/WJA/Ditreskrimsus/1.24/2026/Ditreskrimsus. However, the judge upheld his designation as a suspect, meaning that his suspect status remained valid despite the ruling on his detention.
Speaking to reporters, Made Daging said his latest report concerned a document that he alleged contained discrepancies in its handwriting and had been used during the investigation into the case against him.
He specifically questioned a 1985 certificate issued by the head of Jimbaran Village concerning the western boundary of a plot of land associated with Pangarti. According to Made Daging, the document stated that the western boundary was land identified as “Tanah DP Balangan.”
Made Daging claimed that the wording differed from a comparison document he obtained from Indonesia’s National Land Agency (BPN). He said approximately 10 to 11 other documents identified the western boundary of the Pangarti land as the sea or the Bali Strait.
He questioned why the disputed wording appeared in the document used by the complainant and investigators and whether it could legitimately serve as evidence of land ownership.
“The 1985 certificate issued by the head of Jimbaran Village exists in two versions. There are indications of alterations or differences in the handwriting in the document used by the complainant and investigators. We obtained a comparison document from the National Land Agency,” Made Daging said.
He also questioned whether the original document used in the complaint against him was available. According to him, investigators had indicated that the original was not available.
The allegations of document alteration or forgery have not been established as fact. No findings from the investigation into Made Daging’s latest complaint were available at the time of writing, and a response from the parties implicated in the allegations was not included in the information provided.
Made Daging also said that the letter at the center of the original case had been examined by the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) through the Inspectorate General. He maintained that the letter had been legally issued in his capacity as a government official and contained no substantive or formal defects.
Despite the pretrial ruling on his detention, Made Daging acknowledged that the court had upheld his suspect status. He said he respected the decision and would continue to follow the legal process.
“I respect the ruling. My designation as a suspect was upheld, and we will continue to follow the legal process,” he said.
Made Daging also expressed his intention to return to his duties within Indonesia’s Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN). He said he had been away from work for 28 days because of the legal proceedings.
Reflecting on his time in detention, Made Daging acknowledged experiencing psychological pressure but said he had tried to accept the situation and adapt. He also described the conduct of the officers as professional and humane.
The latest police report now awaits further legal proceedings. Meanwhile, the underlying case against Made Daging remains ongoing, with his suspect status unchanged by the ruling that invalidated his detention.
