Premature Case

The Semarang State Administrative Court in Central Java

The court has rejected a lawsuit filed by a former police officer, against the Central Java Police,

The police officer was identified only as TT,

The Central Java Police fired him in December because of his sexual orientation.

Ma’ruf is a lawyer with the Community Legal Aid Center (LBHM), which

He is assisting TT,

the panel of judges decided that

they could not continue examining the case because

TT should have first appealed the dismissal to the authorities within the Central Java Police

when he received the termination letter before resorting to filing a lawsuit.

“But there is no such mechanism within the police institution.

During Thursday’s hearing, Panca, the presiding judge, said

TT’s lawsuit was “premature” because

TT had not yet filed an administrative comp...