Pinangki: Joko Tjandra Wants To Return To RI Because He Is No Longer Supported By The Malaysian Government

JAKARTA - Attorney Pinangki Sirna Malasari said the reason Joko Tjandra wanted to return to Indonesia was because he no longer received support from the Malaysian government. Pinangki recognized Joko Tjandra's desire to return home from Rahmat's narrative.

This information became known when the public prosecutor asked about the reason why Pinangki met Joko Tjandra despite knowing that Joko Tjandra was a fugitive.

"Why did you, along with Rahmat and Anita Kolopaking, still go to Malaysia, even though the defendant is a prosecutor and knows Joko Tjandra's status as a fugitive ?," KMS Roni asked in a trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, January 6.

Pinangki admitted that he still planned to meet Joko Tjandra because Rahmat asked him to. Rahmat said that Joko Tjandra wanted to surrender.

"Based on the information of Rahmat, who already knew Joko Tjandra, Joko Tjandra plans to surrender himself to Indonesia because it has no political support from the Malaysian government," said Pinangki.

"Therefore, I took the initiative to introduce Anita Kolopaking to become a lawyer in the process of Joko Tjandra's surrender on 12, 19, and 25," he continued.

In the previous trial prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari revealed the reasons behind his interest in meeting Joko Tjandra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pinangki said his initial intention was only so that Joko Tjandra could be executed while he was still a fugitive cessie Bank Bali.

"(Interest) There must be a panel, right if I can be executed, it will be good for us," he said.

Pinangki was charged with three counts in the case of alleged gratification of the Supreme Court (MA) fatwa, namely the first charge of receiving a bribe of US $ 500,000 (around Rp7.4 billion) from the convicted Bank Bali cessie case Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra.

Second, the money laundering charges originating from the receipt of bribes amounting to 444,900 dollars or around Rp6,219,380,900.00 as money given by Djoko Tjandra for the processing of a fatwa to the Supreme Court.

Third, Pinangki was charged with committing an evil conspiracy with Andi Irfan Jaya and Djoko Tjandra to bribe officials at the AGO and MA worth US $ 10 million.