Riky Ferdianto, Jakarta – Yesterday (27/9) the South Jakarta District Court rejected an appeal against the Order to Stop Prosecution (SP3) in the case involving former president Suharto.

The appeal was lodged by the People's Movement to Try Soeharto (Gemas), the Association of Indonesian Legal Advisors (APHI) and the Committee Without a Name (KTN).

Andi Samsan Nganro, Head of the South Jakarta District Court, said the appeal was rejected because it did not have any legal force. "There isn't any decree which regulates such appeals," he said when he was contacted.

Andi has not yet sent written report to the parties in conflict because report are only sent when someone requests them.

On May 1, 2006 the Jakarta High Court issued an appeal sentence for pretrial hearing of the SKP3. The SKP3 was issued regarding Suharto's suspected corruption in seven foundations by the Attorney General's Office.

In the sentence, the panel of judges legalized SKP3 which was issued on May 11. This sentence annulled the South Jakarta District Court's sentence on June 12 which declared three sides requesting pretrial hearing-Gemas, APHI and KTN-as winner as also stating SKP3 was illegal.