Waiting For The Verdict Of Inspector General Napoleon And Brigadier General Prasetijo In The Joko Tjandra Case

JAKARTA - The trial in the case of alleged bribery for the removal of red notice for Joko Tjandra with two defendants, General Polri, has entered the final stage. Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte and Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo will be sentenced today.

In this case, they were charged with receiving different amounts of bribes. But the bribes were paid through the same person, namely, Tommy Sumardi.

Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte, who at that time served as Head of the National Police's International Relations Division (Kadiv Hubinter), was said to have received 200 thousand Singapore dollars and 370 thousand US dollars.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo when he was the former Head of the PPNS National Police Supervisory Coordinating Bureau (Karo Korwas) was said to have received 100 thousand US dollars worth of money.

However, they always denied receiving money from Tommy Sumardi which was intended to remove Joko Tjandra's name from the red notice list.

Meanwhile, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte consistently denied receiving money. In fact, at the last trial he said that the prosecutor could not prove that money was given.

"Regarding the indictment against us who are deemed to have received a sum of money from Tommy Sumardi, it turns out that the Prosecutor can only prove the fact of an incident where Tommy Sumardi has met with us 3 times," said Napoleon during a trial at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta, Monday, 22 February.

Napoleon said the prosecutor only proved that his meeting with Tommy Sumardi took place at the office of the Head of the Division (Kadiv) International Relations (Hubinter) Polri. The meeting took place in early April, 16 April and 4 May 2020.

In fact, Napoleon also mentioned that the NCB Polri letters were used by the prosecutor as a basis for evidence which was futile. Because, based on the existing regulations, the letter was in accordance.

"It turns out that it is in accordance with the obligations that must be carried out by NCB Interpol Indonesia as stipulated in the statutory provisions, several regulations of the police chief, as well as in the provisions of Interpol," he said.

In addition, Inspector General Napoleon said that Tommy Sumardi, who was also the defendant in this case, had composed a story about the giving of money. The reason was that the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit at the beginning of the investigation investigated the alleged criminal offenses committed by Tommy Sumardi and the Head of the International Crime Division of the Indonesian Police Commissioner Tommy Aria Dwiyanto.

"The investigation by Bareskrim on August 5, 2020, which initially led to an act allegedly committed by TS and Kombes Pol Tommy Aria Dwiyanto as reported by police number 0430 then changed targets and was directed at us," he said.

It's just that, said Napoleon, Tommy Sumardi made up a story as if he had involvement in the case. The story made use of the CCTV footage installed in the TNCC Interpol building.

"Using the evidence of CCTV footage on the 1st floor of the TNCC building at the National Police Headquarters, Tommy made up a story that his arrival was intended to meet and hand over money to us, who are based on the 11th floor," he said.

In fact, Inspector General Napoleon also said that Tommy Sumardi used Brigadier General Prasetijo. This is because the 1-star general was asked to leak information about red notices.

"The facts in the trial, TS has used Brigadier General Prasetijo to order Brigadier Junjungan Fortes to leak the information and letters he needs without our knowledge as Kadivhubinter," he said.

In fact, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte called himself a victim of criminalization in this case.

"That we have become victims of criminalization through social media which has triggered malpractice in law enforcement," said Napoleon.

Criminalization and malpractice are referred to as law enforcement that seems baseless. This is because the legal action that eventually led to him being dragged down was only because of the decline in the image of the institution after Joko Tjandra was arrested.

"Massive public gossip is due to cynicism against power, which has generalized every symbol as an outlet for the desire for goodwill,"

"Thus triggering malpractice in law enforcement in the name of maintaining the dignity of the institution," continued Napoleon.

In fact, on that occasion Napoleon said all these problems started when Joko Tjandra entered Indonesia on June 5, 2020. His arrival had an impact on massive news coverage.

"Then it was greeted by mass media coverage and on a national scale, since mid-June 2020, which accused the Indonesian government, especially the law enforcers, had been missed," he explained.

This, said Napoleon, was exacerbated by the appearance of a photo showing a COVID-19-free certificate with the names Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo, Joko Tjandra, and Anita Kolopaking. The letter also contained the signature of the Indonesian National Police's Pusdokes.

Thus, trust in the National Police institution has decreased. This is because there are members of the National Police who are the culprits in the series of cases of Joko Tjandra's case.

"There have been public accusations to the National Police that what is considered to be the culprit of tarnishing the government's authority is due to the weakness of the state's legal apparatus," he said.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo finally admitted to receiving money from Tommy Sumardi. He said that he indeed received money worth 20 thousand US dollars.

"I admit that I received 20 thousand US dollars from Tommy Sumardi, no more or less," said Brigadier General Prasetijo.

Prasetijo also said that the money given by Tommy Sumardi was never asked for. The giving of money was initially considered a gift as a friend without any purpose or purpose.

"I did not think that my receipt of this money would be a criminal act which resulted in the trial of this case," he continued.

"And I swear I never knew that the money amounting to 20 thousand US dollars would be associated with the removal of red notices which is the subject of this case," continued Prasetijo.

The reason is that as the Head of the Supervisory Coordinating Bureau (Karo Korwas), the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency does not have the authority to red notice.

Brigadier General Prasetijo has also returned the money to the Police Propam. The return, said Prasetijo, was not yet in the investigation or investigation stage.

"My staff are not authorized to take care of letters related to Joko Tjandra. I do not have any contribution because it has nothing to do with my main duties as Karo Korwas PPNS," he said.

For this reason, Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo through his attorney asked the panel of judges to grant the request as a justice collaborator that had been previously submitted. The request was also submitted in court with a defense agenda.

The reason was that the public prosecutor (JPU) could not prove the criminal offense committed by Brigadier General Prasetijo in the case.

"That Brigadier General Prasetijo has submitted a justice collaborator application because he has returned USD 200 thousand. Therefore, we request that the justice collaborator request be granted by the panel of judges," Brigadier General Prasetijo attorney, Rolas Sitinjak.

In addition, in the trial with a duplicate agenda, Brigadier General Prasetijo also asked the panel of judges to declare all the charges submitted by the prosecutor.

"Stating that the defendant was not legally and convincingly proven to have committed a criminal act of corruption as charged by the public prosecutor," he said.

Then, Rolas also asked the panel of judges to restore the good name of his client, which had been tarnished by this case.

"To rehabilitate the good name and dignity of the defendant and impose the a quo case on the state," he said.

For information, in this case, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte was charged with imprisonment for 3 years. In addition, he was also asked to pay a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of 6 months.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Prasetijo Utomo was charged with imprisonment for 2 years and 6 months. He was also demanded to pay a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of 6 months.