Examining The Younger Brother Of The Pinangki Attorney, Attorney General's Office Searching For ATMs To Collect Gratuity Funds

JAKARTA- Pungki Primarni, the younger brother of prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, has been questioned several times by the Attorney General's Office. The examination was related to tracing the flow of bribery funds in the processing of fatwas at the Supreme Court (MA).

"Maybe there was a flow of money to his younger brother's account. But the amount is not yet certain," Febrie Ardiansyah, Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, told reporters, Tuesday, September 8.

The investigation of Pungki also investigated the alleged use of accounts and the purchase of a number of assets on his behalf by prosecutor Pinangki. In this case, Attorney Pinangki was also named a suspect in the crime of money laundering (TPPU).

"There is a possibility (to borrow an account). I do not know for sure, yes. Investigators are still examining his younger brother but it is not yet complete," said Febrie.

Jampidsus investigators examined Pungki Primarni on Thursday, September 3. He was examined along with two other witnesses, namely, Rahmat and Muhammad Nicky Rayan Lukman as supervisors of PT Astra International or BMW Sales Operation Branch Cilandak.

The AGO named Pinangki as a suspect on suspicion of receiving gratuities worth 500 thousand US dollars or the equivalent of Rp7 billion from Djoko Tjandra for processing the fatwa. He was charged with Article 5 letter b of the Corruption Crime Law.

In the TPPU case, Pinangki was suspected of disguising and spending money allegedly from corruption. The attorney's car Pinangki BMW SUV X5 has been confiscated by the AGO.