The Former Pinangki Driver Revealed That He Is Often Asked To Exchange Foreign Currency, Money Is Used To Pay Alphard To BMW

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) presented a former driver of prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, Sugiarto, as a witness in the case of alleged gratification of the Supreme Court (MA) fatwa arrangement.

During the trial, Sugiarto testified that he had been asked to exchange foreign currency. Later, the money is used to pay for car purchases.

"Paying for Alphard, Mercy and BMW cars," said Sugiarto during the follow-up hearing of Pinangki Sirna Malasari at the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor), Central Jakarta, Wednesday, November 18.

Sugiarto also conveyed that the foreign exchange was carried out at Tri Tunggal Money Changer. The amount of money exchanged reached hundreds of millions.

"Hundreds of millions, tens of millions have also," he said.

As Sugiarto recalls, he was ordered by Pinangki to exchange foreign currency three to four times. The amount of money is around Rp.475 million and Rp.490 million.

Sugiarto carried out the foreign exchange at the order of Pinangki Sirna Malasari at the end of 2019. The money was used to pay for BMW cars.

"To pay for BMW, he (Pinangki) gave the sales account number. If there is any remaining I will return it," he said.

Not only that, the results of the foreign exchange were also used by Sugiarto to pay Pinangki's credit card bills. At least there are several bank accounts, such as Panin Bank.

"Yes (paying credit cards)," he said.

Meanwhile, prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari was charged with laundering Rp. 6.2 billion. This money is a down payment of a total of US $ 500 thousand given by Djoko Tjandra for the processing of a fatwa from the Supreme Court (MA) so that he will not be imprisoned in the case of transfer of claim rights to the Bali bank.

In the indictment, the Pinangki prosecutor changed USD337,600 into IDR 4,753,829,000 rupiah. This currency exchange is called the prosecutor for the crime of money laundering which aims to disguise the origin of assets from corruption.

"In 2019 to 2020 the defendant exchanged US dollars in the amount of USD 337,600 with a total exchange value into rupiah currency of Rp. 4,753,829,000 by using someone else's name, namely Sugiarto (staff of the defendant), Beni Sastrawan (staff of the husband of the defendant. who is a member of the National Police) and Dede Muryadi Sairi, ”said the prosecutor reading the indictment at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Wednesday, September 23.

The prosecutor reviewed the exchange of US dollars through Beni Sastrawan in the indictment. Initially, the Pinangki prosecutor asked her husband AKBP Napitupulu Yogi Yusuf to exchange the currency.

"Then AKBP Napitupulu Yogi ordered his staff named Beni Sastrawan to meet the defendant's sopor named Sugiarto to exchange the defendant's USD currency," said the prosecutor.

The money from Djoko Tjandra was used by Pinangki to buy a BMW X5 for Rp1,753,836,050; paid for rent for an apartment in the United States amounting to Rp.412,705,554. Also used to pay for beauticians in the US.

"The defendant paid for a beauty doctor in the US on December 16, 2019 amounting to Rp.419,430," said the prosecutor.

Then the money from Djoko Tjandra is used for home care doctor payments, credit card payments and Darmawangsa Essence apartment rental payments.

For his actions, Pinangki was charged with Article 3 of Law Number 8 Year 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.