Faculty of Law Wins National Moot Court Championship in Yogyakarta
The moot court division of the Faculty of Law's DPR student body at Unissula took first place in the National Moot Court Competition (NMCC). The competition was held at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan in Yogyakarta, with results announced on 30 October. The team members were Abdur Rokhim, Adella Fania, Apitta Fitria Rahmawati, Fina Nailul Muna, Inne Rachma Meiutia, Nadya Silvia Pramudita, Putra Muhammad Dwiki Adama, Putri Adiela, Putri Chindy Prastiwi, Revia Riyana A, Ridwan Maula Rizaki, Robi Rahmadi, Tata Pradita Puspitasari, Wulan Safitri, Zulfikar Fawwas Fauzan, Inu Wahid, Muhaimin Ihsan Tsani and Moh Galih Raka Siwi.
For this achievement the team received ten trophies, including the rolling trophy, the first-place trophy and trophies for the best nominations: best case file, best panel of judges, best prosecutor, best defence counsel, best witness and expert witness, and best court clerk. Besides the trophies they received prize money of nine million rupiah. Second and third places went to UPN Jakarta and UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta.
The NMCC is a simulated trial competition conducted in accordance with criminal procedure law, accompanied by the preparation of a case file to be used in the simulated hearing.
The Dean of the Faculty of Law at Unissula, Dr Bambang Tri Bawono SH MH, welcomed the achievement. "First, we give thanks to God. Next, we congratulate them on what they have achieved. Their result is extraordinary — becoming overall champions and sweeping ten trophies. With a quality process of education and mentoring, students of the Faculty of Law at Unissula have shown that they can be competitive and carry on a tradition of winning at national level," he said while meeting the winning students at the Faculty of Law (4/11).
The supervising lecturer, Vice Dean I Dr Widayati SH MH, said the competition at UAD is one of the three best at national level. "None of the participants displayed the identity of their university during the competition, so the judges did not know which university a team came from. That genuinely preserved the judges' independence. What is more, the judges came from the judiciary, the prosecution service and the police, and were highly capable," she said.
The head of the competing delegation, Abdur Rokhim, said reaching the championship involved a long process. "In the qualifying stage we prepared the file starting from the investigation at police level. We carried out research at the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Central Java Regional Police. Then, at the prosecution stage, we did research at the Central Java High Prosecutor's Office. Once the file reached the court and the hearing, we were guided directly by a judge. This competition demands patience, precision and readiness to follow a long process lasting almost six months," he said.
After qualifying for the final, which involved conducting the hearing, preparation took three months. "So that is nearly nine months of preparation, and praise be to God the long struggle bore fruit: first place, along with a clean sweep of all the best nominations and the best case file," he added.
He also spoke of his joy. "It certainly feels wonderful and very moving, because this is a great achievement that brings honour to the Faculty of Law at Unissula at national level." He did not forget to thank those who guided them: the head investigator at the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Central Java Regional Police, Arif Setyawan SH MH; public prosecutor at the Central Java High Prosecutor's Office, Zahri Aeniwati SH MH; advocate Chaerul Umam SH MH; paralegal advocate Jamal Ulel SH; judge of the Marabahan District Court in South Kalimantan, Indi Rizka Sahfira SH; and colleagues Aji Setyo SH, Hapsoro Jayaningprang SH and other alumni, he concluded.