Attorney General's Fire Session, Witness Called Renovations Supervised By Internal Officials

JAKARTA - Internal security officer (pamdal) Rifky Ferdi Langi was presented at the trial of the AGO (AGO) fire case. During the trial, Rifky said that the supervision of renovations was carried out by internal parties.

Rifky's statement was conveyed when the chief judge Elfian questioned the arrival of the six defendants, namely, Uti Abdul Munir, Imam Sudrajat, Halim, Tarno, Karta, and Sahrul Karim on the 6th floor of the Attorney General's Office Building.

"11.00 noon-who's coming?" asked the judge during a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, February 16.

But Rifky answered that he did not clearly remember who had come at that time. The judge then read out the contents of the examination file stating that the defendant Imam Sudrajat, as the wallpaper installer, came.

"At 11.00 there was a wallpaper maker, is that right?" Asked the judge.

"Priest, Your Majesty," replied Rifky.

Furthermore, the judge touched on the question of the supervisor in the process of renovating the room, which was said to be the starting point for the fire.

Rifky also admitted that he did not know who supervised the renovations. According to him, there is a section of the AGO's household that oversees it.

"From the AGO, the household section," said Rifky.

In this case, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) charged the six people with negligence which caused the Attorney General's Building to catch fire on August 22, 2020. They were charged with Article 188 of the Criminal Code juncto 55 paragraph 1-1 of the Criminal Code.

For the negligence of the defendant Uti Abdul Munir as the project foreman, it was said that he did not supervise the renovation work carried out by the masons. Meanwhile, five masons namely Imam Sudrajat, Halim, Tarno, Karta, and Sahrul Karim did multiple smoking while working.

The cigarette butts that were the origin of the fire were previously carried out by the five defendants to the trash bin where the HPL cloth was dumped. Then, until it is put in a plastic bag or polybag, the fire finally appears.