MAKI Encourages Law Enforcers To Collaborate To Handle Mining Corruption

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKi) encourages law enforcement officials or APH to work together and collaborate in handling mining corruption cases. "This law enforcement apparatus in Indonesia should work together and collaborate to support the handling of corruption cases in the mining sector," said Boyamin in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, June 1.

According to him, corruption in the mining sector is a criminal act of corruption committed by people who have a strong business network.

If all criminal acts in the mining sector are enforced by administrative law, such as only revocation of permits, fines or export restrictions (administrative penal law), said Boyamin, corruption actors will easily resolve them and there will be no better change in mining governance.

"The impact of this mining crime will be enormous for environmental damage and result in large state losses," said Boyamin.

Currently, he said, the Junior Attorney General's Investigator for Special Crimes at the Attorney General's Office is handling corruption cases in the mining sector, such as in this tin case, which has cost the state Rp300 trillion based on the calculation value of state losses by BPKP.

He said that corruption investigators, both the police, the prosecutor's office and the KPK have the authority to investigate corruption cases, and there is nothing and there is nothing to worry about, one of which annexs the other's authority.

"The public for now only needs law enforcement officers to unite to fight corruptors. Gangs and gangs of corruptors," he said.

In addition, MAKI also encourages other law enforcers such as the KPK and the police to also handle major cases of corruption in the mining sector.

MAKI, he said, would definitely file a pretrial lawsuit against the AGO if the investigation did not target the owner of the biggest profit, namely the initials RBS.

He said the pretrial lawsuit would be filed in mid-June 2024 at the South Jakarta District Court.

"MAKI will always sue APH who is weak and does not completely handle corruption cases," said Boyamin.

Previously, Wednesday, May 29, Deputy Attorney General for Special Pidsna (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah emphasized that his party would not stop investigating tin corruption, which has named 22 suspects.

RBS or Robert Bonosusatya was questioned by Jampidsus investigators on April 2, for 13 hours. Then, the businessman was found to have returned to the AGO on April 3, 2024, citing the signature of the file.

According to Febrie, his party examined RBS because it heard voices from the public and some indications that investigators had.

"Not only Robert Bono, anyone who has indications because this is a large loss of Rp. 300 trillion, we will check it," he said.

To determine the suspect, he continued, it was based on the available evidence.

The public and the media can see and observe the testimony that appears in court, whether there is evidence that leads to someone who has not been determined.

"Look from the prosecutor opening the flow of funds, who is enjoying it. If he (RBS) enjoys what has not been determined, he can convey it to us," he said.

"We will be open and we must do this as we all want. That the important points of state revenue, specifically the big ones, we will conduct all research. Hopefully, we can immediately improve governance," continued Febrie.