inp.polri.go.id - The Head of the Health and Medical Department of the Central Java Police, Police Commissioner Summy Hastry Purwanti revealed that the results of forensic examinations have a very important role in the process of revealing the facts of a criminal act. This was conveyed during an interview with Precision Dialogue with TV Polri on Thursday (21/7/22) night. The first female policewoman with the title of Doctor of Forensics in Asia, explained that forensic results are the most awaited scientific information in the criminal justice system. "Especially the results that determine the time of death of the victim, because it relates to the suitability of the alibis of witnesses and suspects. And also the cause of the victim's death can be used by the judge in court to give a verdict against the defendant, "explained Commissioner Summy. In general, she explained that in a judicial system, the role of forensic medicine is to use scientific methods and approaches to shed light of a crime case related to the human body, both living and dead. Especially determining the cause of death of the victim who is suspected of being unnatural due to a crime. "Scientific results from forensic testing will determine the cause of death of the victim, whether it was suicide, the result of being killed, or due to an accident," he explained. It was also explained that the process of handling bodies suspected of having died due to unnatural causes by the Forensic Doctor Team would certainly go through a predetermined procedure. And throughout Indonesia and even throughout the world, the procedure is certainly the same. Commissioner Summy Hastry Purwanti explained that the autopsy process on a body was carried out based on a request from the investigator, who handled a case of suspected criminal offense, to the forensic medicine team. Specifically, the request was to determine the time or cause of death. When conducting the autopsy, the forensic doctor team at the hospital will record the bodies received and document the initial physical condition of the bodies. "After that, the forensic medicine team then carried out a series of scientific research actions on the corpse, both external examination and physical conditions inside the body," explained the Head of Health and Medical Department of Central Java Police. The results of the study can then be used to determine the cause of death and the time of death of the victim, which is of course to prove whether there is a match between the alibi statements of witnesses and suspects with the forensic results obtained. “This makes the results of forensic research very important in determining the results of the investigation of a criminal case. Therefore, the forensic medicine team is working hard to find the time of the victim's death," explained the Head of Health. By knowing the time of the victim's death, it will be easier for officers to determine and examine eyewitnesses who knew or were at the crime scene at the time of the victim's death. In addition, the results of the forensic examination will also determine the cause of the victim's death, whether it was due to blunt objects, injuries from sharp objects, poisoning or due to illness. “This will also determine the judge's decision in court in passing a verdict against the defendant,” concluded Commissioner Summy Hastry Purwanti.