Judge Rejects Pre-Trial Lawsuit By Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte

JAKARTA - The panel of judges rejects the pretrial charge of Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte regarding the determination of the suspect in the case of alleged bribery for the removal of red notice Joko Tjandra. The judge assessed the determination of the suspect, Inspector General Napoleon, to be legitimate.

"Refusing the applicant's pretrial in its entirety," said judge Suharno during the pre-trial hearing of Inspector General Napoleon at the South Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, October 6.

With this decision, Inspector General Napoleon remains a suspect in the alleged bribery of Joko Tjandra's red notice. Previously, the lawyer for Inspector General Napoleon, Maya Rumanti, said that the determination of the suspect by the defendant, namely Bareskrim Polri, was not based on sufficient evidence.

"The Petitioner also believes that until now investigators do not have evidence of bribery as is suspected in the criminal articles that are included in the investigation warrant," Putri said at the hearing, Monday, September 28.

In addition, Putri said, her client did not accept bribes or promises from anyone regarding the removal of red notices. For this reason, his client decided to file a pretrial lawsuit.

"The Petitioners have never received bribes or promises of any kind related to red notice on behalf of Joko S Tjandra," he said.

On the other hand, the Bareskrim Polri legal team believes that Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte commits the crime of alleged bribery so that he is named a suspect. He has an agreement in return worth IDR 7 billion related to the removal of Joko Tjandra's red notice when he was still a fugitive in the Bank Bali collection rights case.

"The fact of the petition's actions is that after a meeting of an agreement about the amount that was originally Rp. 3 billion which was finally agreed upon to be Rp. 7 billion," said a member of the Bareskrim legal team.

In fact, Bareskrim asserted that it had proof that Inspector General Napoleon had received the money. This evidence includes witness testimony and other documentary evidence.

"CCTV evidence clearly saw the money being handed over to the applicant. The handover of the money has implications for making decisions that are more favorable to the bribe giver," he said.